TSMC Commits to Being a Circular Economy Practitioner

TSMC continues expanding its research and development investment and driving the development of advanced semiconductor processes, spearheading changes in the IC design, manufacturing, and packaging industries. Everyday life has become more and more convenient with the advent of smarter and more diverse devices. Since the semiconductor manufacturing process requires a large number of chemicals, reducing the consumption of chemicals and turning waste into valuable resources is a long-term concern for TSMC.

In 2010, TSMC started introducing in-house waste regeneration facilities to convert the waste from its production processes into various types of products. Taking a step further, TSMC started selling these recycled products to other companies in 2017 as an expansion of its five-year "Action Plans to Turn Waste into High Value Products" program, hoping to achieve our vision of upcycling semiconductor's waste back to their original industry and move towards the goal of the sustainable development of the overall supply chain.

TSMC Amends Articles of Incorporation to Improve Opportunities to Reuse Material Resources

TSMC has enabled the circular economy with practical actions. We hope that people will be able to reduce the earth's burden through resource regeneration while enjoying the convenience provided technology.

Promoting its "Action Plans to Turn Waste into High Value Products"

In addition to selling our in-house recycled products, the implementation of the "Action Plans to Turn Waste into High Value Products" aims to reduce natural exploitation through material recycling, transforming manufacturers from waste producers to executors in the circular economy. Moreover, TSMC actively shares relevant experience and processing technology with the industry, in hopes of improving the recycling capabilities of Taiwan's manufacturing sector.