Semiconductor fabrication plants, striving for innovation at atomic scales, paradoxically rely on analog, batch-based waste management approaches for process chemicals, resulting in inefficiencies, unpredictable disposal costs, and environmental non-compliance risks.

As environmental regulations tighten in the Eurozone, the gap between sustainability ambitions and operational reality becomes a source of strategic vulnerability and missed circular economy opportunities.

Legacy fab equipment, lack of real-time process analytics, and rigid process integration prevent the introduction of adaptive waste minimization or chemical reclamation methods tailored to fluctuating production demands and diverse materials.

The result is a structural inability to reduce, repurpose, or valorize chemical waste before it's costly to manage.