Air Liquide develops innovative solutions for GlobalFoundries to improve competitiveness and energy efficiencies
Air Liquide announces an investment of over 50 million euros to build a new innovative plant in Singapore and revamp its existing facilities in Malta (New York, U.S.), supplying high purity nitrogen to GlobalFoundries (GF). These Air Liquide projects will enable GlobalFoundries to benefit from higher energy efficiencies.
To bring significant energy efficiencies to GlobalFoundries, Air Liquide’s new plant in Singapore is leveraging the Group’s proprietary state-of-the-art designs, reducing the amount of electricity needed. The new plant is expected to be operational by 2026.
Additionally, Air Liquide has renewed its partnership to supply high purity gases to GlobalFoundries’ existing units at its Malta, New York site over the next 15 years. In this context, the units in New York will be upgraded via energy efficiency projects in order to support the site’s efficiency and sustainability needs over this period.
Together, these projects will enable GlobalFoundries to further reduce its overall carbon footprint. This collaboration is part of Air Liquide’s long-lasting partnership with GlobalFoundries, to support their growth in major semiconductor hubs, as illustrated by their cooperation in Dresden, Germany.
The semiconductor industry is rapidly evolving, with increasing demand for more energy-efficient semiconductor chips and Air Liquide is scaling up investments in major semiconductor hubs to support its customer’s presence in key markets such as smart mobile devices, automotive, IoT and data centers.
Armelle Levieux, member of Air Liquide’s Executive Committee overseeing Electronics activities, stated
Roberto Avallone, Head of Global Facilities and Capacity Planning at GlobalFoundries, stated
Announced in August 2021, GF’s Journey to Zero Carbon Goal aims first to reduce the company’s total greenhouse gas emissions by 25% by 2030, despite a significant planned growth of its global manufacturing capacity.
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Air Liquide develops innovative solutions for GlobalFoundries to improve competitiveness and energy efficiencies
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