Taiwan Machinery Association Launches “Green Machinery Label” to Accelerate Sustainable Equipment Development

To accelerate the transition of green machinery and manufacturing, the Taiwan Association of Machinery Industry (TAMI) announced on the 26th the establishment of a Green Machinery Review and Certification Committee and the formal introduction of the Green Machinery Label. The new certification framework aims to provide an objective and credible benchmark to support government green procurement initiatives and guide manufacturers in developing high-efficiency, energy-saving production equipment.

TAMI Chairman, David Chuang ( 莊大立 ), said the label is expected to develop market differentiation, strengthen overseas competitiveness, and enable Taiwanese manufacturers to meet the demand for net-zero manufacturing.

In 2025, TAMI completed four sustainability initiatives in the machinery sector: supporting the government’s first-phase buildout of a machinery carbon coefficient database; establishing common Product Category Rules (PCRs) for key machinery components; creating a green machinery review and certification mechanism; and promoting green enterprise leadership and industry talent development.

Drawing on Japan’s precedent sustainability practices, such as SII, JMTBA, and JFMA, TAMI collaborated with leading machine tool and industrial machinery companies, Feng Chia University, Minghsin University of Science and Technology, and research institutions, including ITRI’s Green Energy and Environment Research Laboratories, the Precision Machinery Research & Development Center, and the Taiwan Green Productivity Foundation, to finalize certification standards, implementation guidelines, and application procedures.

Under current criteria, “green machinery” is defined as equipment achieving average annual energy savings of at least 1 percent, with standards to be adjusted over time. Certified products will receive the Green Machinery Label and will be listed on TAMI’s official website as the association’s recommended green production equipment.

With support from the Ministry of Economic Affairs’ Industrial Development Administration, TAMI works with ITRI and academic partners to complete carbon inventories for key machine tool components and blow molding machines. The resulting 26 Tier-1 carbon coefficients, covering components such as ball screws, linear guideways, submersible pumps, and castings, have been incorporated into the machinery carbon coefficient database, providing a critical foundation for supply chain carbon management and customer carbon footprint disclosure.

To ensure consistency in product carbon footprint calculations, TAMI and industry stakeholders agreed to define lifecycle boundaries as B2B (cradle-to-gate) and to use Customs Commodity Codes (CCC) for product classification. Beyond regulatory and carbon tax compliance, standardized PCRs enable transparent, comparable carbon accounting, strengthen supply chain transparency, and support collective decarbonization.

Chairman Chuang added that long-standing initiatives in lean production, smart machinery, and AI-assisted applications have already improved transformation efficiency. TAMI will continue aligning with Taiwan’s 2050 net-zero policy, invest in low-carbon, smart, and AI development to secure Taiwan’s position in global green supply chains, and to meet the rising demand for high-efficiency, energy-saving AI innovations.