Sprintex Ltd Secures Paid TSMC Trial and Taiwan Distribution Deal

Sprintex secures paid TSMC wastewater trial and exclusive Taiwan distribution deal

Sprintex Limited (ASX: SIX) has signed a 3-year exclusive Taiwan distribution agreement with Shing Yu Trading Co., Ltd. for its G-Series, GA and GR high-speed Jet Blowers, dated 24 June 2026. The standout element is a paid trial of its Jet Blower technology at Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited (TSMC) wastewater treatment facilities.

The arrangement connects the clean-air technology company to the Artificial Intelligence (AI), high-performance computing (HPC) and data centre semiconductor value chain. TSMC is one of the key global manufacturers supporting that ecosystem.

To initiate the trial, Shing Yu has placed an initial firm order of US$30k (A$43k) for 2x GA37-835 37kW Jet Blowers. For a small-cap clean-air technology business, the agreement represents a potential foothold with one of the world’s most significant semiconductor manufacturers, and a market-entry catalyst into a water-intensive industrial sector.

Inside the agreement, exclusivity, orders and minimum revenue commitments

The agreement appoints Shing Yu as Sprintex’s exclusive Taiwan distributor for agreed wastewater and effluent treatment applications, subject to minimum annual purchase requirements. The structure pairs a defined revenue floor with trial-driven upside.

The initial paid trial order comprises 2x GA37-835 37kW Jet Blowers at US$15k (A$22k) per unit, supplied for evaluation at TSMC wastewater treatment facilities. The programme will assess Sprintex’s high-efficiency, oil-free centrifugal blower technology as a potential replacement for legacy Roots-type blowers in continuous-duty aeration applications.

Wastewater aeration efficiency is the central commercial proposition across Sprintex’s international pipeline; verified field data from the Kondli treatment plant in Delhi showed a 20.5% reduction in power consumption when legacy blowers were replaced with Sprintex turbo units, a performance benchmark directly relevant to the evaluation criteria TSMC will apply during the paid trial.

To maintain exclusivity, the agreement carries US$1.15m (A$1.65m) in minimum revenue commitments across the three-year term.

The Taiwan arrangement follows a pattern of structured exclusivity deals Sprintex has been executing across multiple markets; an exclusive Saudi Arabia distribution agreement with Washnah Trading Co. LLC, signed in April 2026, similarly pairs a three-year exclusivity term with minimum annual purchase commitments and a live tender submission worth more than AU$5 million.

The trial will evaluate the following performance targets:

• Up to 50% power savings versus legacy Roots-type blowers

• 100% oil-free air delivery via advanced air foil bearing technology

• Stable 24/7 continuous-duty operation

Sprintex notes that any broader deployment across TSMC facilities is not yet committed. It would depend on successful technical evaluation, customer acceptance, commercial negotiations and the execution of binding purchase orders. The minimum commitments provide a defined revenue floor, while the trial offers upside optionality.

Why semiconductor wastewater is the opportunity, the AI infrastructure angle

Data centres are the core physical infrastructure on which AI platforms are trained, deployed and operated. These facilities rely on advanced semiconductors, including AI accelerators and high-performance computing chips, produced by foundries such as TSMC.

Semiconductor fabs are among the world’s most water-intensive industrial processes, requiring ultra-pure water, wastewater treatment and water reclamation infrastructure. Aeration systems form a critical part of many treatment stages. Sprintex’s exposure is through this essential facility infrastructure, not the chips themselves.

As global AI and data centre demand continues to grow, the associated expansion of advanced semiconductor manufacturing capacity is expected to increase the requirement for efficient, reliable and continuous-duty wastewater equipment.

The scale of water consumption underscores the structural demand trend:

• A single large fab can consume 20–38 million litres of water per day

• TSMC consumed approximately 101 billion litres in 2023

• TSMC has committed to becoming water positive by 2030

For investors, this positions Sprintex’s energy-efficient blowers against a well-funded demand trend driven by water reuse mandates and AI-related fab expansion.

The Shing Yu partnership and Sprintex’s technical fit

Founded in 2003 and headquartered in Yunlin, Taiwan, Shing Yu operates offices across Taipei, Yunlin and Kaohsiung with more than 100 employees and a 12,000m² logistics and warehousing facility. The group is an established specialist in environmental engineering technology and industrial wastewater treatment, holds an existing service relationship with TSMC, and serves clients across the semiconductor, petrochemical, food and beverage, and municipal sectors.

Under the agreement, Shing Yu will lead local business development, engineering integration and regional client support. Sprintex will provide technical training, ongoing commissioning assistance and co-branded marketing infrastructure. Shing Yu is required to maintain certified personnel and a designated spare parts inventory.

Shing Yu’s wastewater treatment methodology follows a four-stage Zero Liquid Discharge (ZLD) framework: physicochemical pretreatment, biological treatment, membrane filtration, and evapoconcentration. Sprintex’s energy-efficient turbo blowers are directly compatible with this process, particularly in the biological treatment and aeration stages where continuous-duty air supply is required.

This compatibility is supported by Sprintex’s established history in ZLD-compatible compressor systems through its Mest Water development projects. A locally embedded partner with existing TSMC relationships helps de-risk market entry and accelerate access to Taiwan’s high-tech science parks.

CEO Commentary

“Taiwan’s semiconductor sector operates under significant water and energy efficiency mandates, and our blower technology is well-positioned to address those requirements. The agreement with Shing Yu provides a focused route to market, and the initial order gives us an opportunity to demonstrate our Jet Blowers in a continuous-duty wastewater application at TSMC and assist the AI datacentre chain in its water efficiency goals,” said Sprintex Managing Director & CEO Jay Upton.

What to watch next

Sprintex has identified its immediate priority as supporting Shing Yu through deployment and a successful technical evaluation at TSMC. From there, a defined milestone path gives investors trackable catalysts.

Key milestones to monitor include:

1. Completion and results of the TSMC paid trial, including validation of up to 50% power savings

2. Further purchase orders under the distribution agreement if the trial succeeds

3. Potential broader deployment across TSMC wastewater facilities, subject to technical evaluation, customer acceptance and binding purchase orders

4. Progress against the Year 1 minimum commitment of US$150k (A$215k)

The agreement establishes a local commercial and technical platform with Shing Yu for wastewater, water reclamation and ZLD applications across Taiwan’s semiconductor and industrial markets. Trial success could unlock a meaningful order pipeline within an exclusivity-protected territory, though broader deployment outcomes remain uncommitted and dependent on the evaluation process.

Don’t Miss the Next Clean Technology Breakout

Big News Blast, the FREE alert service from StockWire X, delivers breaking ASX announcements straight to your inbox within minutes of release, complete with in-depth analysis. Join 20,000+ subscribers already ahead of the market. Click the “Free Alerts” button to get the next clean technology and manufacturing opportunity the moment it breaks.