隨著物聯網時代的來臨，需大量使用無線感測器，為降低更換電池之不便，本公司自2009 年開始研究弱光可發電之染料敏化電池基礎研究，至 今已取得8 件專利。2011 年起與工研院合作，取得經濟部科專計劃，現已擁有合作專利1 件，為全球唯一具有能力開發自動化試量產之企業。繼 2017 年8 月已與工研院共同投入1.6 億元在台南沙崙交大光電學院建置一條自動化試量產線後，本公司將投資8 億元，在仁武廠設立一條年產能 0.5MW 量產線，預定2019 年底完工量產。

另迎合未來複材發展趨勢，針對既有PP、POM、PVC、碳纖、PE/EVA 及碳酸鈣等產品，規劃投資3.4億元成立複材中心，研發耐候、環保、輕 量化、高剛性及高耐衝等複材，預定2019 年底完成，希望打造仁武廠成為低碳及循環經濟材料與能源革新的研發和生產基地，引進高端人才進 駐，促進地方就業機會。

此外，因應工業4.0、人工智慧(AI) 等創新科技相繼崛起的浪潮下，本公司將以仁武為數據中心基地，運用公司大量生產及管理數據資料，作為人 工智慧發展基礎，打造仁武廠轉型為台塑工業4.0 及人工智慧研發中心，優先發展智慧製造技術、設備異常預警、智能設備開發及智慧監控技術 等，後續再擴大產業應用範圍。

With the advent of Internet of Things (IoT) which requires large numbers of wireless sensors to reduce the inconvenience of replacing batteries, we have initiated fundamental research to study dye-sensitized batteries that can generate electricity through dim light since 1999, and has successfully obtained 8 patients so far. Since 2011, we have been collaborating with Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI), and have obtained a science and technology project from the Ministry of Economic Affairs. At present, we have obtained one patent, while being the only company in the world that is capable of developing the automated trial mass production. In August 2017, we and ITRI have jointly invested NT$160 million to build an automated trial mass production line in College of Photonics, National Chiao Tung University located in Shalun, Tainan. We will invest NT$800 million to set up a mass production line with a production capacity of 0.5MW in Renwu Complex, which is expected to be completed and begin mass production by the end of 2019.

Besides, in order to cater to the future trend of composite materials, we plan to invest NT$340 million to establish a composite material center focusing on materials including PP, POM, PVC, carbon fiber, PE/EVA and calcium carbonate, with the purpose of developing weather-resistant, eco-friendly, lightweight, highrigidity and high-impact resistance composite materials. This center is expected to be completed by the end of 2019, with hopes of turning Renwu Complex into an evolutionary R&D and production base for material and energy innovation in a low-carbon and circular economy, thereby attracting the arrival of high-end talent and boosting local employment opportunities.

Furthermore, in response to the rise of innovative technologies such as Industry 4.0 and artificial intelligence (AI), we will use Renwu Complex as the base for our data center, and utilize our mass production and management data, which serve as the foundation of AI development, to transform Renwu Complex into FPC's Industry 4.0 and AI development center. Priority will be given to the development of smart manufacturing technology, equipment anomaly alert, smart equipment development and smart monitoring technology, while subsequently expanding the scope of industrial application.