Gradiant at SEMICON Europa 2026: semiconductor manufacturers should plan for water from day one
STUTTGART, Germany – November 4, 2026 – Gradiant, a global leader in advanced water and wastewater solutions, will exhibit at SEMICON Europa 2026 with a clear message for Europe’s growing semiconductor industry: water is critical production infrastructure, and it belongs at the start of facility planning.
Semiconductor plants need large volumes of high-quality water, and they face rising demands on water recovery, complex wastewater treatment and environmental compliance. Water decisions made early protect production reliability, speed up ramp-up and reduce complexity over the life of a plant.
“Europe’s semiconductor ambitions can’t be separated from water,” said Philipp Sausele, Managing Director, Gradiant Europe. “Water quality and availability drive production reliability. It has to be planned early, as critical production infrastructure, not treated as a utility.”
From individual systems to an end-to-end water strategy
For Gradiant, this means moving beyond isolated water-treatment systems. The company takes an end-to-end approach to the complete semiconductor water lifecycle, spanning ultrapure water, wastewater treatment, recycling and reuse, resource recovery, and zero liquid discharge. One accountable water partner means fewer interfaces. It also lets water quality, recovery, CAPEX and OPEX be engineered as one integrated system.
The approach is already supporting major investments in Europe. In Dresden, Gradiant recently completed its scope for a semiconductor manufacturing expansion three months ahead of schedule. It delivered ultrapure water and water recovery systems for a facility representing about €5 billion in investment. Gradiant’s European team brings decades of water engineering experience as the former H+E (Hager + Elsässer), backed by the company’s global semiconductor expertise.
“The question is no longer how much water a production site needs,” Sausele added. “It’s how well the entire water lifecycle is engineered, from ultrapure water through recovery and reuse. Bringing that expertise in from the start builds resilience and cuts complexity for the life of the plant.”
Meet Gradiant at SEMICON Europa
Gradiant’s European semiconductor and water experts will be at Messe München to discuss end-to-end water strategies for new facilities, capacity expansions and modernization projects.
SEMICON Europa 2026
November 10–13 | Messe München | Booth B0.707
About Gradiant
Gradiant is the Water Layer of the AI Economy. Founded at MIT and headquartered in Boston, Gradiant builds the water and wastewater infrastructure behind AI’s build-out, from chips and data centers to the energy and industries that depend on them. As AI demand accelerates, water is becoming the resource that determines what can be built. Gradiant’s technologies reduce what industry withdraws, reclaim what it would waste, and renew clean water to nature, with more than 3,000 treatment plants built across 92 countries. Learn more at gradiant.com.
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