SK Siltron, Industry's First to Obtain 'Carbon Trust' Certification for All Wafer Products

[Asia Economy Reporter Ki-min Lee] SK Siltron announced on the 5th that all of its products, including 200㎜ wafers, have received the 'Product Carbon Footprint' certification from The Carbon Trust, a certification body based in the United Kingdom.

Established by the UK government in 2001 as part of its climate change response and carbon reduction initiatives, The Carbon Trust comprehensively measures carbon emissions generated throughout the entire process from pre-manufacturing stages to product completion. If the emissions meet international audit standards, it awards the 'Product Carbon Footprint' certification.

Going forward, SK Siltron plans to attach the 'Carbon Trust' eco-friendly certification mark to all wafer products it manufactures and export them to the global semiconductor industry.

SK Siltron explained that it has continuously strived to reduce carbon emissions from semiconductor wafer raw and subsidiary materials to the wafer manufacturing process. Previously, SK Siltron was the first in the wafer industry to receive the Product Carbon Footprint certification from The Carbon Trust in 2014 for its 300㎜ wafer products.

Notably, SK Siltron was listed alongside SK Group when the group became the first Korean company to join 'RE100 (Renewable Energy 100%)' in December last year. In addition to climate change areas such as The Carbon Trust, RE100, and the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP), SK Siltron plans to enhance its ESG management level in resource management fields including soil pollution prevention by completely eliminating landfill waste, recycling industrial water, and reusing wastewater within processes.

An SK Siltron official stated, "It is significant that we proactively prepared for and obtained eco-friendly certification for manufacturing, especially for silicon wafer products in the semiconductor materials sector." He added, "We will not stop at obtaining certification but will create a sustainable society together with various stakeholders through groundbreaking and sincere improvement activities in the three key areas of climate, soil, and water."

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