Bicycles are typically coated with five steps: 1) cathodic electro-deposition (CED), 2) primer, 3) basecoat, 4) labeling, and 5) clearcoat. Water-based coating, a more sustainable alternative, uses water as a thinner instead of solvents. Its VOCs emission is 1% of that from water-soluble coatings and 0.1% from solvent-based coatings.

By the end of 2021, our CED, basecoat, and clearcoat layers adopted water-based coating and were applied to over 360,000 bicycles, leading to a reduction of 10,800 kg of VOCs emissions in 2022. This shift reflects Giant Group’s ongoing commitment to environmentally conscious manufacturing.