In early 2025, Associate Professor Chien-Hao Chen of National Kaohsiung University of Hospitality and Tourism (NKUHT) achieved an unprecedented Grand-Gold award at the world's oldest spirits competition for two kinds of Rhum Agricole brewed using sugarcane from Taiwan Sugar Corporation. This achievement reinforced the new vision of TSC and NKUHT to collaborate on innovative and value-added applications of local ingredients to jointly promote Taiwan's terroir and food culture. Therefore, the two parties signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) in May to continuously inject new energy into agricultural upgrading and culinary innovation.

TSC currently plans to first supply 6 tons of sugarcane juice from Huwei Sugar Refinery, which will be delivered fresh directly to the winery in Taichung. The winery will then be handed over to Associate Professor Chen's professional team to brew Rhum Agricole for mass production and market launch. This will realize the vision of a 200-fold increase in the value created from every milliliter of sugarcane juice, thereby paving the way for the progressive upgrading and transformation of the sugarcane industry.

In addition, we have signed cooperation agreements with National Chiayi University, Ling Tung University, and the National Central Library, aiming to leverage complementary strengthens and achieve a "1+1>2" synergistic effect through collaboration across diverse areas, expand the depth and breadth of state-owned enterprise operations, jointly explore new opportunities for industries, and work closely with academia to cultivate professional talents and promote the overall competitiveness of Taiwan's industries.