Rpet Recycled yarn and eco textile: Environmental Principles of LIBOLON
Our rpet, recycled yarn and eco textile technologies at their core seek to reach a co-existence with the natural environment and eco-system. Our overall philosophy, which led us to develop recycled fabrics and environmentally friendly, home textiles, have made this Taiwan manufacturer Asia's largest rpet producer and a responsible global citizen. Our values:
 1. We lay emphasis upon the two concepts, "producing more from less" and "upgrade resource productivity," to reduce the material intensity and energy intensity of commodities. Dedicated to get rid of the consumption of unnecessary raw material, processes, and energy, also producing the lowest quantity of waste stuff.
2. We pay attention to the concept of "design for environment" during the production process, and the development of eco-friendly products. From 2000, the first dope dyed fiber was produced. This fiber has a very unique feature that no dyeing process is needed after weaving. The development of this dope dyed fiber can not only reduce the consumption of water and energy, but also cut down 70% to 82% emission amount of wastewater and CO2.
3. Laying stress on the view of "life cycle." Starting the exploitation of recycled yarn products from 2003, applying the finished fabric as office wall clothes. Chunghua Polyester Fibers Factory began the yarn production of our own brand, RePET, from post-consumed bottles in 2006, the future plan is to produce from the waste fabrics and yarns of our weaving factory.
4. No use or reduction the toxic material during all our production processes, including our subcontracts. Through our efforts, we obtained the approval of Oeko-Tex 100, OHSAS18001, and ISO14001 in 2000.
We marked the year of 1999 as [long-lasting year], and our goal is “Sustainability”. As above mentioned, we sincerely hope that mankind respects the environment & ecosystems without discrimination at the same time of pursing sustainable operation of business.
From 2008, for further pursues the product Design for Environment and achieve the Concept of Product Life Circle, after environmental protection product RePET® and Ecoya®, we have planned “EcoFlying Plan”, the final goal is realizes the Concept of “Cradle to Cradle”.
The first stage is 2008 to 2010. To classifying the wasted yarn and grey, abandoned yarn in warping and weaving process, the grey and colored goods cloth ends from dyeing process and so on, then using the recycling technology which developed successfully by LIBOLON, re-polymerize and drawing yarn, or utilize the compound technology, mix the abandoned wood to make WPC(Wooden Plastic Products), reduce the trees felling.
The second stage estimated after 2010 launches, the final product also will integrate at the appointed time the recycling regeneration system, faces thoroughly recycles completely makes great strides forward.
Environmental protection achievements
 Reuse & Recycle
Principles:
 Emphasize on design for environment
 Active the product life cycle
Measures:
 Recycle and restore product package and carrier materials
 Avoid use of disposable bowls, chopsticks, plates, and paper cups in the entire factory
 Double-sided printing for all documents
 Reuse of internal file bags and envelops until completely worn
 Cooperate with recycling companies to implement classified recycling
 Reuse of chemical agents
Achievements in 2007:
 Avoid using disposable tableware – reduced 52.6 tons of trash
 Saved 2105 tons of packaging cartons in the whole factory
 Reused 56324 pallets in the whole year
Suppose a tree is 8m tall, the environmental protection measures were able to reduce the logging of 35,494 trees. If a tree could absorb 4.5kg of CO2(http://greenmark.epa.gov.tw/declare/inform.asp) per year, 160 tons of CO2 could be absorbed.
 Reduce
Principles:
 Producing more from less
 Increase resource productivity
 Reduce material productivity
 Decrease energy productivity
 Minimize trash
Measures:
 Rationalizing of Production Processes (Rationalizing) ：To get rid of the unnecessary production processes
 Optimize production conditions: Dedicated to get rid of the consumption of unnecessary raw material, processes, and energy, also producing the lowest quantity of
waste stuff.(Readjust)
 Recycle and reuse of water resource and heat source(Recycling)
 Upgrade energy-saving equipment and replace incandescent lamp with energy-saving bulbs/tubes, (Replace)
 Maintain output and deliver efficiency of energy and water resources (Remain efficiency)
 Remodel management and auditing mechanisms (Remodel)
Rethinking and cultivating new habits (Rethinking)
Re-building the new value(Revalue)
Achievements from 2007 to the First Half of 2008:
 Saved energy of 12,000,000 watts in the entire factory area, equivalent to reducing 7,656 tons (*1) of CO2 emission.
 The dye factory, which is the most water-consuming plant, has reduced water usageof 145~130 tons per ton of fabrics to 105~110 tons.
 Average weight of waste sent to the landfill has reduced by 63.5%.
Take the YangMei factory (weaving, dyeing and finishing) as examples, contains the dormitory area and the life reject equally to 2008 first half year, each person of daily total quantity of refuse is 0.22 kilogram.
In the effort to reduce the raw material denseness, reduce on industrial discard’s output which from attrition rate 0.4%~1.5% in each step, 2007~2008 year first half year the twists factory and Chemical fiber Factory reduce the consume quantity 35 tons/months approximately regarding raw material, weaving factory 5 tons/months, dye factory 11 tons/months, totally 51.2 tons/months. Is equal consumes the energy 260157KWH/month electricity consumption in the reduction, reduces CO2 to discharge for 166 tons/months.
(*1): According to the announcement by Bureau of Energy, Ministry of Economics in 2007, the conversion coefficient is 0.637 kg/kwh.
 From 2007 to the First Half of 2008 sales volumes of environmental products
 Recycled polyester yarn (RePET®): 927.1 tons
 Recycled polyester fabrics: 600 thousand yards
 Ecoya® Nylon / Polyester yarn: 4780 tons
 Ecoya® Nylon / Polyester fabrics: 1646 thousand yards
Environmental production activities
Because the abnormal weathers caused by global warming have continued to affect our lives and natural ecology, not the life and properties of humans are under threats, many animal species, such as polar bears and penguins, are facing the danger of extinction. Therefore, maintaining the natural environment and harmony of natural ecology of the earth, and brining a bright future to the earth is the goal to be achieved by all businesses while pursuing sustainable management.
Over the few years, Libolon has dedicated to environmental protection activities. Besides developing various energy-saving products, such as RePET™ and Ecoya™, its factories have tried to establish energy-saving measures through production improvement and routines works, in order to incorporate environmental protection to our daily life. In 2008, Libolon has sponsored the design of fabrics made by RePET™ , which is a kind of fiber reclaimed from recycled plastic bottles, in coordination with the “Fashionable Environmental Protection Creativity Contest – Design Contest of Environmental Protection Products”. It is aimed to contribute to the environmental production and recycling actions in Taiwan, and promote environmental production into our daily life.
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