On October 7, 2025, TSC and Plastics Industry Development Center (PIDC) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), which symbolizes the formal integration of TSC's long-standing experience in "agricultural recycling" with PIDC's expertise in "industrial recycling" in material innovation and recycling applications, opening a new chapter of cross-industry co-creation for sustainable resource utilization.

TSC has practiced circular economy thinking since the sugar-making era, from fermenting bagasse into fertilizer and returning filter mud to fields to improve soil, to promoting biogas power generation and the Oyster Shell Biological Material Plant in recent years, all demonstrating the spirit of "turning surplus into resources and creating value from waste". PIDC, on the other hand, uses its "Sustainable Materials Library" platform to bring together energy in materials innovation, recycling, and green design. This collaboration will connect TSC's agricultural by-products and materials R&D platform, enabling idle resources to be transformed into green materials and innovative products.

In recent years, TSRI has also actively reviewed its available resources to develop several circular products with market potential, including "fragrance board" based on bagasse, "eco-friendly cat litter" made from waste fiber powder and biodegradable materials, and "pet dry grooming products" developed from sugarcane fiber powder. Currently, TSC has representative materials such as orchid extract, pig bile powder, and bagasse on display at PIDC 's "Sustainable Materials Library." In the future, the platform will facilitate collaborations with more manufacturers to promote green innovations from the laboratory to market applications.

Following the signing of the MOU, TSRI and PIDC visited the TSC Tainan District Office to conduct an on-site inventory of reusable idle resources. Among these resources, old wood is expected to be combined with recycled materials to be transformed into commemorative items for Taiwan Sugar's 80th anniversary, showcasing the integration of resource reuse and corporate history. The two parties also further explored developing eco-friendly products using agricultural waste from TSC as raw materials. It is hoped that these materials can replace some of the plastic materials used in orchid clips and wire, offering benefits in terms of plastic reduction, practicality, and sustainability.

This collaboration is not only an important action by TSC to promote the circular economy and net-zero carbon reduction, but also demonstrates the possibility of cross-industry technology sharing and redefining the value of resources. Through the reuse of agricultural by-products, the development of sustainable materials, and the matching of industry platforms, TSC and PIDC will jointly realize the sustainable vision of "turning waste into resources and collaborating to create a circular economy".