Purified discharge from public sewage treatment plants to be recycled

Move aims to cut water use, expand water reuse at business sites

Samsung Electronics took part in the Korea International Water Week (KIWW) 2026, which opened Sept. 9 and is hosted by the Ministry of Climate, Environment and Energy, Daegu, the Korea Water Resources Corporation and the Korea Environment Corporation, to showcase the semiconductor industry's sustainable water management efforts and future direction. [Samsung Electronics Semiconductor Newsroom]
Samsung Electronics took part in the Korea International Water Week (KIWW) 2026, which opened Sept. 9 and is hosted by the Ministry of Climate, Environment and Energy, Daegu, the Korea Water Resources Corporation and the Korea Environment Corporation, to showcase the semiconductor industry's sustainable water management efforts and future direction. [Samsung Electronics Semiconductor Newsroom]

Samsung Electronics' semiconductor business is launching a project to reuse 330,000 tons of treated wastewater a day from Hwaseong, Osan and Suwon in Gyeonggi Province.

According to the Samsung Electronics Semiconductor Newsroom on Friday, the company's Device Solutions Division is reducing water use through process improvements and more efficient equipment, while also purifying and reusing water consumed at its business sites.

The division is also working with the Ministry of Climate, Environment and Energy and local governments on a public-private project that advance-treats discharge from public sewage treatment facilities for use as industrial water at its business sites.

Samsung is currently preparing to reuse 120,000 tons of daily treated wastewater from Hwaseong and Osan, along with 210,000 tons from Suwon.

The company's chip business strictly manages the quality of its discharged water and is expanding efforts to preserve local aquatic ecosystems and the natural environment. As a result, otters have been spotted again in Osancheon stream near one of its business sites, a sign of ecological recovery.

Together with the Ministry of Climate, Environment and Energy and the Korea Water Resources Corporation, Samsung has been improving the function of the Sinpung wetland upstream of Jangheung Dam, returning water resources to nature and helping improve water quality, while continuing efforts to preserve and restore local aquatic ecosystems and biodiversity.

Samsung Electronics took part in the Korea International Water Week 2026, which opened Sept. 9 and is hosted by the Ministry of Climate, Environment and Energy, Daegu, the Korea Water Resources Corporation and the Korea Environment Corporation, to present the semiconductor industry's sustainable water management efforts and future direction.

At its exhibition booth, the company introduced its overall approach to water management, covering water-saving and reuse technology, public-private cooperation on wastewater reuse, and its water quality management and ecosystem conservation activities.

"Going forward, we plan to further improve water use efficiency and expand reuse through technological innovation and public-private cooperation, while strengthening a sustainable water management system that also takes into account the nature and ecosystems near our business sites," Samsung Electronics said.


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