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ASE Japan’s 2017 Environmental Report

ASE Japan aims to be a company existing in harmony with the rich natural heritage of

Yamagata, operating in symbiosis with our irreplaceable global environment.

We also challenge ourselves to use the most advanced ecofactory technology and

techniques in order to achieve a society and environment in which people can fulfill their

humanity to the utmost.

ASE Group

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Action Guideline

1．We focus on pollution control and global warming prevention as one of our important

business task and promote revitalizing nature environment.

２．We pursue to get rid of harmful substances and to reduce environmental load

through manufacturing and selling of our electronic component.

３．We observe legal restraints and/or the other requirements. And we development our

own control criterion to ensure accomplishment of our environmental activity.

４．As priorities for our environmental objectives and targets, we achieve CO2 reduction,

resources-saving and applying green products. Meanwhile, we continuously improve

our Environmental Management System though our reviews on regular basis.

５．Through our neighborhoods' cooperation and collaboration, we fitly disclose our

information of environmental technology and managerial approach for social

contribution.

※ This policy is open to the public and be informed to all the employees who work at and for ASE Japan.

Environmental Statement

ASE Japan aims to be a company existing in harmony with the rich natural heritage of

Yamagata, operating in symbiosis with our irreplaceable global environment.

We also challenge ourselves to use the most advanced eco-factory technology and

techniques in order to achieve a society and environment in which people can fulfill

their humanity to the utmost.

January 24, 2011 (The 3rd edition)

ASE Japan’s Environmental Policy

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The following are the achievements in meeting our environmental objectives and targets in fiscal

year 2016.

Purpose Control Item Target Achievements Judgment

Prevention of Global Warming

Reduction of CO2 emissions.

Target amount of year 2016: Reducing 1,653 tons of CO2 emission by the end of December.

We‘ve reduced 1,698tons of CO2 emission by reducing consumption of electricity and fuel on our production management.

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Conservation of Resources

Reduction of gold consumption.

Target amount of year 2016: Reducing 729g of gold usage amount by the end of December.

We’ve reduced 729g of gold consumption by switching bonding wire material from gold to copper.

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Environmental Improvement Activities for All of Us.

Arbitrarily set according to the target.

Each dept. consults on 22 activities that they extract from their duties.

Main activity:

・Promoting improvement activities of energy saving and resource saving.

・Intensifying the number of operations chief of organic solvents work.

・Controlling material stock amount.

・Training of Chemical receiving spill.

・Reducing industrial water.

Each dept. virtually achieved their target.

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The Achievement of 2016 Environmental Objectives and Targets

Assessment Standards of the Achievement level

2016 Environmental Mass Balance

To produce semiconductors, it needs large amount of energy and chemicals.

ASE Japan measures the environmental load of its operations accurately and utilizes the data in order

to reduce it.

0.571kg-CO2/kwh used as the emission factor of CO2 by the electric power.

MWh ( mega･watt-hour )

Kℓ ( kilo･liter )

Km ( kilo・Cubic meter )

t ( ton )

◎:110% or more.

○:From 95% to less than 110%

△:From 80% to less than 95%

×:From 65% to less than 80%

××:Less than 65%

INPUT

Electric power 31,387.7MWh

Heavy oil 1,294.3Kℓ

Gasoline 422.6Kℓ

LPG 18.7t

Water 114.6km³

Chemical

substances93.5t

Gas(N2,CO2)

1319.2t

Materials 72.7t

Wrapping

materials96.4t

OUTPUT

CO2（Derived from energy.）

21,999.7t-CO２

Waste water (River for public) 57.8km³

Waste water (Public sewerage) 32.8km³

General waste(Recycling rate)

11.0

(100

t

%)

Industrial waste(Recycling rate)

48.8

(86.7

t

%)

Valuable materials 65.8t

Product

CO２ emission of Scope1～3

Greenhouse gas(GHG)

Scope１ 3,588.3t-CO２Direct emission derived from energy

(except electricity)

・Heavy oil , Gasoline , LPG, etc.

Scope２ 17,451.6t-CO２Direct emission derived from energy

(electricity)

・Electric power

Scope３ 1,008.6t-CO２Other indirect emission

・Employee commuting

・Business travel

Scope1 Scope2 Scope3

※Employee commuting is added from year 2016.

( Explanation of the terms )

pH [Potential of hydrogen]

BOD [Biochemical Oxygen Demand]

SS [Suspended solids]

Nitrogen Compound [Ammonia ,Ammonium compound ,Nitrous acid-related compound and Nitric acid compound]

n-Hexane Extracts [nomal-Hexane Extract Substances]

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We periodically monitor and investigate our waste water, noises and vibrations that we discharge.

Abiding by the lows and regulations, we strive to insure our clean discharge according to our

strict In-house standards which is more strict than Japanese lows and regulations.

Monitor of the Water Quality ( Discharge )

Management Point Monitored Item

Unit Legal Standard In-house Standard Results of the Measurement

Judgment

Discharge Point No.1Discharged into the

River

pH － 5.8 or more

～8.6 or less

6.1 or more

～8.3 or less

6.8～7.1 ○

BOD mg/ℓ 25 or less 20 or less Below 1.0～1.5 ○

SS mg/ℓ 60 or less 48 or less Below 1.0～18.0 ○

Discharge Point No.2Discharged into the

River

pH － 5.8 or more

～8.6 or less

6.1 or more

～8.3 or less

7.0～7.5 ○

BOD mg/ℓ 25 or less 20 or less Below 1.0～4.0 ○

SS mg/ℓ 60 or less 48 or less Below 1.0～22.0 ○

Nitrogen

Compound

mg/ℓ 100 or less 80 or less Below 10 ○

No.3 Measure of the Last

Discharge into the

Public Sewer System

Water Temperature

℃ Below 45 Below 36 13～30 ○

pH － 5.0 more 9.0less 5.4 more 8.6 less 6.9～8.3 ○

BOD mg/ℓ Below 600 Below 480 15～210 ○

SS mg/ℓ Below 600 Below 480 14～81 ○

n-Hexane

Extracts( Oil )

mg/ℓ 30 or less 24 or less Below 1.0～19.0 ○

Iodine

Consumption

mg/ℓ Below 220 Below 176 Below 10 ○

Eventhough we are located in the unrestricted areas of noises and vibrations, we self-control them on the basis of the

standards of industrial areas.

Monitor of Noise and vibration

Management Point Time Schedule Unit Legal Standard In-house Standard

Results of the Measurement

Judgment

Boundary noise at

our premises

From 6 a.m. to 8 a.m. dB － 65 or less 44～50 ○

From 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. dB － 70 or less 45～53 ○

From 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. dB － 65 or less 47～51 ○

From 9 p.m. to 6 a.m. of the

following day

dB － 55 or less 44～50 ○

Boundary vibration

at our premises

From 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. dB － 65 or less Below 40 ○

From 7 p.m. to 8 a.m. of the

following day

dB － 60 or less Below 40 ○

2016 Environmental Measurements and Analysis

We fully abide by the law standards and fulfill more strict in-house standards.

*In-house Standards We apply 80% of the law standards to our in-house standards and monitor them.

We participate in a program called “A forest protecting network with our hands in Okitama”. We

are involved in activities such as a trunk injection to protect forests from damages caused by the

pine regret insect and create beautiful landscape in Mt. Akutsu-Yahatayama of Takahata town.

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Objectives Monitored Item Targets Responsible section

Prevention of Global Warming

Reduction in CO2 emissions

Reducing 899 tons of CO2 emission by the end of December

All department

Conservation of Resources

Reduction of gold consumption

Reducing 2,905 grams of gold usage by the end of December

Engineering department

All of Us Participating in Environmental Improvement Activities

Arbitrarily set according to the target

Each dept. setups and performs environmental improvement activities

All department

On October 29th 2016, 8 employees attended a tree planting activity hosted by Protect

Mt.Akutsu-Hachiman association. We planted Hackberries which giant purple butterfly lay

its eggs, wild cherry trees, rowan trees and michelia compressas.

Environmental Objectives and Targets in 2017

The environmental objectives and targets are established and advanced as follows,

taking into account those items that are registered as having a significant

environmental effect according to our policies, assessment and environmental trends.

Environmental Activities for Community We promote environmental activities as raising our employees' environmental awareness and for

social contribution since each of our employees is to be the best partner of society. And we

would be glad to be appreciated by local people as a member of community.

Forest nurturing activities by Corporations in Okitama region

Participation in “Eco-style challenge” and “The light down Campaign”.

We participated in a campaign called “Eco-style Challenge” hosted by Yamagata prefecture and

contributed to activities to prevent global warming.

We were chosen as a leading company amongst companies in Yamagata prefecture.

In the “The light down campaign in 2016” throughout Japan,

we turned off the lights outside on June 21 and July 7.

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We worked for volunteer cleanup “Taiyo-kan”, which is Takahata station and its neighborhood as

one of regional contributions.

On June 11th, 2016, 21 employees participated in the activities and removed spider webs, cleaned windows,

and swept east and west exits of the station.

We contribute to the prevention of global warming on learning environment-consciousness and fuel save driving at the eco-driving training instructed by an coaches from administration.

On June 15th, 2016, 8 employees attended this eco-driving training session. The number of person attended

this session is 152 in total.

Volunteer Activities

Eco-driving Training

Examples of the activity: Improvement of Air

Conditioning operative efficiency.

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◆Company Profile■Company Name ASE Japan Co., Ltd.

■Establishment June 1, 2004

Representative Director Eric Chung

■Capital 360 Million Yen

■Business Operation Manufacturing and sales of semiconductor assembly

and test service

■Number of Employees 517（As of Sep 1, 2017）

1964： NEC Takahata Plant Established

1965： Takahata Plant Started Operation

1982： The Deming Awards Awarded

1986： The PM Award Awarded

1992： ISO9002 Certified

1997： ISO14001 Certified

QS-9000 Certified

1998： ISO9001 Certified

2004： ISO/TS16949 Certified

ASE Japan Co., Ltd. Established

ISO9001 Certified

ISO/TS16949 Certified

ISO14001 Certified

2008：QC080000 Certified

2017~: ISO14064-3 Verification (Once a year)

◆History

◆ISO14001 Management System Certificate (The latest update：November 19th, 2016)

◆Editor's note

ASE Japan aims to be a company existing in harmony with the rich natural heritage of Yamagata pref. And we will

continue to advance as a society-trusted company. From now on we will place much value on communication with

everyone in the communities and the various stakeholders and will issue environmental reports since we would like

everyone to gain a better understanding of our approach to the environment.

ASE Japan Co., Ltd.

Address〒992－0324 1863, Iryuda, Takahata-machi, Higashiokitama-gun, Yamagata Japan

Person in charge of the issue Person responsible for Environmental management system Wataru Suzuki

Issued month and year Dec, 2016

For inquiries Operation Support Dept. TEL (0238) 57-2211(Main Phone)

FAX (0238) 57-5193

◆Scope of ISO14001Scope of ISO14001 is ASE Japan’s headquarters.