Finding the balance between industrial innovation,

 

sustainability, and economic viability

Our objective

While meeting global demand for technologies and chemicals, we seek to contribute to a more sustainable plating industry through our products and solutions.

Part of this is to continuously improve our environmental performance and resource efficiency. To understand and mitigate our impact, we apply systematic and preliminary risk assessments of all substances used for new development projects and Atotech products. We use recognized and certified environmental management systems. We conduct audited environmental reporting and are committed to measuring our success against concrete targets.

Our achievements

48%

In 2021, 48% of our Atotech R&D projects were focused on improving environmental sustainability.

15%

From 2018 to 2021, we reduced total greenhouse gas emissions of our Atotech operations by 15%.

7%

From 2018 to 2021, we increased total water withdrawal for our Atotech operations by 7%, which is explained by a similar increase in production output.

70%

Our DynaChrome® equipment offers 70% less wastewater, a 30% reduction in chemistry consumption, and 20% reduction in electricity compared to industry standard vertical plating lines.

“Sustainability is a central driver of our R&D strategy. We will continue to launch environmentally responsible surface-finishing solutions that contribute to a more sustainable chemicals industry.”

Dr. Olivier Mann (left)
Director Electronics R&D at MKS’ Materials Solutions Division

Dr. Philip Hartmann (right)
Director General Metal Finishing R&D at MKS’ Materials Solutions Division

“Sustainability is a central driver of our R&D strategy. We will continue to launch environmentally responsible surface-finishing solutions that contribute to a more sustainable chemicals industry.”

Dr. Olivier Mann (left)
Director Electronics R&D at Atotech Group

Dr. Philip Hartmann (right)
Director General Metal Finishing R&D at Atotech Group

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