1. Date of occurrence: June 12, 2026 2. Subject of occurrence: Ruentex Materials Co., Ltd. (the Company) 3. Cause of occurrence (Description of event): The Company's Yilan Dongshan Plant applied for a modification of the stationary pollution source operating permit. However, because the corrections were not completed within the allowed number of attempts, the competent authority rejected the application in accordance with the law. 4. Remediation process: The Company identified the deficiencies during the inspection and devised improvement plans. In response to the notification from the Yilan County Government, the plant immediately suspended operations to implement improvements. 5. Status of disposition: The Company underwent an inspection by the Environmental Protection Bureau on the morning of June 12, 2026, and was ordered to suspend operations for improvements starting from 19:00 on the same day. The scope of suspension is restricted to the Yilan Dongshan Plant. 6. Whether administrative fines will be imposed: To be determined. 7. Fine amount: To be determined. 8. Estimated loss or impact: In response to this suspension, the Company will make every effort to reduce the impact on operations through production rescheduling. Existing bagged finished products at the Yilan Dongshan Plant can still be shipped normally. 9. Estimated insurance claim amount: Not applicable. 10. Status of improvements and future countermeasures: Re-application for the stationary pollution source operating permit will be initiated in accordance with Article 24 of the Air Pollution Control Act. It is expected that the operating permit will be obtained within 10 days. 11. Previous disclosure of major information on the same event: No. 12. Other matters to be specified: None.
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