Photo Credit: GlobalFoundries
Vermont Business Magazine On Tuesday, April 18, the National Pollution Prevention Roundtable (NPPR) visited GlobalFoundries in Essex Junction to present Fab 9 in Essex Junction, Vermont, with the Most Valuable Pollution Prevention (MVP2) award. The NPPR is a nonprofit forum that promotes the development, implementation, and evaluation of efforts to avoid, eliminate, or reduce waste generated to air, land, and water.
This national award focuses on resource conservation-focused projects (source reduction) to reduce pollution. Resource conservation is about becoming more efficient and reducing our environmental footprint. Resource conservation projects reduce pollution and have positive financial impacts on the business. These projects help manufacturing to be leaner and more cost competitive. G’s Burlington site has a long history of finding ways to reduce resources and raw materials that it uses within its manufacturing processes; whether it is chemicals, waste, water, or electricity.
Fab 9 Vice President and General Manager Ken McAvey welcomed guests and kicked off the event followed by NPPR's Rick Reibstein, who presented the award to the Fab 9 photolithography team for their work reducing the amount of solvent used in their area of manufacturing.
GF's Kevin Remillard provided an overview of the solvent reduction work from the photolithography team, and the event wrapped up with remarks from Secretary Lindsay Kurrle from the Agency of Commerce and Community Development, and Commissioner John Beling of the Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation.
Award Highlights:
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Blending Pre-Wet Process recognized as “one of a kind,” driving solvent usage to the smallest dispense volumes on a 200 mm wafer in the industry without impacting process requirements.
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Reduced solvent usage by over 70,000 liters annually.
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Reduction projects generated over $650,000 in cost savings.
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Eliminated approximately 2,800 bottle changes; therefore, requiring less chemical handling and reducing risk of contact exposure and accidental spills.
Source: 4.26.2023. GlobalFoundries, Essex Junction
