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TSMC has priced NT$14.8bn (about US$450m) in green bonds, with the bonds due to be listed on 12 November. The proceeds are for green-building initiatives and environmental-protection projects.

Why it matters

The issue has two tranches: five-year bonds carrying a 2.30% coupon and ten-year bonds at 2.42%. Focus Taiwan reported the details, citing Taipei Exchange and a TSMC filing. It is a modest funding update for the chipmaker, not an AI announcement. Still, the terms show how TSMC is financing environmental projects alongside its broader expansion.

Discuss: Should major chipmakers be expected to publish measurable environmental results for projects funded by green bonds, or are the stated uses of proceeds enough?

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    TSMC’s outstanding green bonds now total NT$229.1bn, making it Taiwan’s largest issuer of the debt, according to IntelliNews, citing the Taipei Exchange. That puts the latest NT$14.8bn sale in the context of a substantial, ongoing funding programme, rather than a one-off environmental issue.

    The sale is the third TSMC bond offering this year under a board-approved ceiling of NT$60bn in domestic bonds for 2026. The company says proceeds from this offering will go to green buildings and environmental-protection projects.

    Taiwan’s outstanding green bonds total NT$604.8bn, the Taipei Exchange says. Green bonds account for more than 70 per cent of the country’s NT$826bn sustainability-bond market, which also includes social, sustainability and sustainability-linked bonds.

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    • TSMC to list $450mn green bonds in Taiwan - IntelliNews: IntelliNews reports that TSMC’s outstanding green bonds total NT$229.1bn, making it Taiwan’s largest issuer, and that its latest sale is the third of the year under a NT$60bn 2026 bond ceiling. The report says Taiwan’s green-bond market totals NT$604.8bn.

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