OREANDA-NEWS. November 09, 2011. Panasonic Environmental Systems & Engineering Co., Ltd., a Panasonic group company, has developed a technology to recycle process chemicals such as solvents used in cleaning and other processes in the electronic device production factories.

A large volume of liquid waste is produced in devices production process and the most of waste is disposed of as an industrial waste. Panasonic’s new recycle technology, which consists of a distillation technique and a blended supply technology, allows for recovering approximately 70-95% of the chemicals to be used again in the production process.

This new technology responds to the needs of electronic device manufacturers who want to cut both production costs and environmental impact, as their production expands on a global scale. The company plans to develop this business globally, mainly targeting devices factories in Southeast Asia, aiming to generate sales of five billion yen in the fiscal year starting April 2015.