X-FAB UK Limited

PUBLIC NOTIFICATION OF AN APPLICATION MADE UNDER REGULATION 10 OF THE POLLUTION PREVENTION AND CONTROL (ENGLAND AND WALES) REGULATIONS 2000

INTEGRATED POLLUTION PREVENTION AND CONTROL

Notice is hereby given that X-FAB UK Limited has applied to the Environment Agency for an Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control (IPPC) permit to operate an installation involving the use of hydrofluoric acid and the operation of an effluent treatment plant in the manufacture of semiconductor devices. The installation is located at Tamerton Road, Roborough, Plymouth, Devon PL6 7BQ in the district of South Hams in the county of Devon. The application contains a description of any foreseeable significant effects of emissions from the installation on the environment. Information relating to the above IPPC application for a permit to operate the Plymouth Semiconductor Foundry is held in registers at the following locations: The Environment Agency, Sir John Moore House, Victoria Square, Bodmin, Cornwall PL31 1EB; and South Hams District Council, Follaton House, Plymouth Road, Totnes, Devon TQ9 5NE. Members of the public can inspect these registers, free of charge, at the above-stated addresses during normal office hours. In addition, Members of the public who wish to obtain a copy of the relevant information contained in the registers can do so upon the payment of a reasonable charge to cover the costs of copying. Any objections or representations to the above IPPC application should be made in writing to the Environment Agency at the address below, within 28 days from the date of this public notice. The Environment Agency, Aust SPG Office Bristol, c/o Motion Media Technology Centre, Severn Bridge, Aust, Bristol BS35 4BL. Any such objections or representations will be entered into a public register unless the person making than requests in writing that they should not be so placed. If there is such a request, the register will only include a statement that there has been a request.