Cement industry in Taiwan
Cement industry in Taiwan is the process of extracting cement material for domestic and export use.
History
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The cement production in Taiwan dated back in 1946 with the establishment of Taiwan Cement.[1]
Production
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In 1981-2019, the monthly production of cement in Taiwan averaged 1,435,500 tonnes. The peak production occurred in December 1992 with a total production of 2,201,450 tonnes and the lowest production occurred in August 2017 with a total production of 748,640,000 tonnes.[citation needed]
Location
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All of cement mines in Taiwan and 80% of cement production facilities are located in the east coast of Taiwan. Asia Cement Corporation has facilities of 5 million tons production capacity in Taiwan and 22 million tons in Mainland China, while Taiwan Cement has 11 million tons in Taiwan and 60 million tons in the mainland.[2]
Cement plants owned by Asia Cement are located in Xincheng Township, Longjing District and Hengshan Township.[3] Cement plants owned by Taiwan Cement are located in Su'ao Township, Xiulin Township and Hualien City.[4][5]
Companies
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Major cement companies in Taiwan are:
- Asia Cement Corporation
- Taiwan Cement
- Chia Hsin Cement Corporation (Chinese: 嘉新水泥股份有限公司)
- Hsing Ta Cement Corporation (Chinese: 信大水泥股份有限公司)
Economy
[edit]In 2016, Taiwan exported more than 25% of its cement production with lower price and imported 12%.[citation needed]
Labors
[edit]Half of employees at Asia Cement Corporation are the indigenous peoples.[6]
Environmental impacts
[edit]The environmental impacts of cement production in Taiwan include landscape changes and deforestation, and greenhouse gas emissions due to the energy-intensive production process.[citation needed]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "The Cement Industry and the Environment". 24 October 2017.
- ^ "The Cement Industry and the Environment". 24 October 2017.
- ^ "Plant".
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-07-12. Retrieved 2019-10-23.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Factory Contact Information | Taiwan Cement".
- ^ "The Cement Industry and the Environment". 24 October 2017.