Best in class

Exemplary disposal and recycling concepts and reductions in emissions have made Infineon Regensburg a worldwide model for ecologically sound semiconductor production.

We use heat reclamation to cut several thousand tons of CO2 emissions annually and save enough kilowatt hours of energy to power several hundred four-person households for an entire year.

How does this work? Waste heat from a variety of cooling systems is used to heat up cold external air in the winter, and waste heat from generation of compressed air and from heat pumps is used for heating purposes. This lets us cover approximately 45 percent of our heating requirements.

Our natural gas-driven Combined Heat and Power (CHP) plant generates around 33 percent of the required heat and approximately ten percent of the electricity we need. This not only lets us cut energy costs by approximately 38 percent, but also saves more than 3,500 tons of CO2 emissions every year.

And we give a high priority to recycling waste. Our recycling rate of more than 90 percent is unrivaled in the semiconductor industry. Thanks to a method for reclaming precious metals from electroplating slurry, we can even turn dirt into gold.

The success and sustainability of our dedication is confirmed for example by the frequent reception of the city of Regensburg´s „Umweltpreis“ environmental protection prize, various bio-diversity assessments and the Bavarian „Umweltmedaille“ environmental award. In 2015 Infineon was included in the Dow Jones Sustainability Index for the sixth time in a row.

Regensburg is the first Infineon site in the world to be certified under the international ISO 14001 standard. This standard systematically consolidates the objectives of the use of energy. Regensburg also complies with the energy management standard ISO 50001, which ensures the continuous improvement of energy-related performance.

And: Innovative semiconductor solutions from Infineon also for example drive electromobility, contribute to conservation of resources and make an essential contribution to CO2-free generation of electricity.