CS CLEAN SYSTEMS AG

What CS CLEAN SYSTEMS AG does

CS CLEAN SYSTEMS AG (operating as CS CLEAN SOLUTIONS GmbH) is a German private industrial equipment company founded in 1986 and headquartered in Ismaning in the DACH region. The company designs, manufactures, and sells exhaust gas abatement and purification systems for hazardous process gases generated in semiconductor manufacturing (ALD, ALE, plasma etching, plasma chamber cleaning, CVD, ion implantation, MOCVD), photovoltaic cell production (CIGS), pharmaceutical manufacturing, and chemical processing.

The company's core technology is its proprietary CLEANSORB dry bed absorption technology, complemented by Plasma Conversion Systems for the treatment of hazardous exhaust streams. The product portfolio is organized into application-specific lines: CLEANSORB PRIMELINE for general industrial process gas removal, FABLINE and FABLINE FX for semiconductor fabs, and LABLINE for laboratory and R&D environments. Supporting products include CLEAN-PROTECT for hazardous gas disposal and CLEANVENT for gas purge applications. CLEANSORB and the CS-Clean logo are registered trademarks. The company operates a global network of Service Centers across Europe, the Americas, Asia, and Australia/Asia Pacific, providing installation, maintenance, and field support.

CS CLEAN SOLUTIONS sells capital equipment direct to industrial manufacturers (B2B enterprise field sales) via product inquiry and application forms on its website, with no public pricing disclosed. Revenue is generated through hardware sales of abatement systems. The firm is privately held with no disclosed external institutional investment, appears to be founder- or family-controlled, and operates with a stated 16-person headcount supporting the global service footprint. No AI/ML capabilities, software products, or APIs are indicated in the disclosed material; the offering is entirely hardware- and chemical-engineering-based.

Name

CS CLEAN SYSTEMS AG

Legal name

CS CLEAN SOLUTIONS GmbH

Website

https://cscleansystems.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1986

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

CS CLEAN SYSTEMS AG is a German privately-held industrial equipment company, founded in 1986, that designs and sells proprietary dry bed absorption (CLEANSORB) exhaust gas abatement systems to semiconductor, photovoltaic, pharmaceutical, and chemical manufacturers through a global service network.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Exhaust Gas Treatment Equipment

NAICS

Industrial and Commercial Fan and Blower and Air Purification Equipment Manufacturing (333413)

SIC

Industrial & Commercial Fans & Blowers & Air Purifing Equip (3564)

akta.pro primary industry

Emission Control & Scrubbing Equipment (Scrubbers, Dust Collectors, Catalytic Systems) (IMAHAEAK)

Keywords

• Exhaust gas abatement
• Dry bed absorption
• Semiconductor gas treatment
• Plasma conversion systems
• Hazardous gas disposal

Headquarters

HQ city

Germany (DACH Region)

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Operations, Supply Chain, Personnel, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Industrial Exhaust Gas Treatment Systems: Sale of exhaust gas abatement equipment and systems including CLEANSORB product lines (PRIMELINE, FABLINE FX, FABLINE, LABLINE), CLEAN-PROTECT hazardous gas disposal, CLEANVENT gas purge, and Plasma Conversion Systems. Products serve hazardous gas removal in manufacturing processes across multiple high-tech industries.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

CS Clean Systems AG manufactures and sells industrial exhaust gas abatement systems that purify waste gas streams produced by semiconductor, photovoltaic, pharmaceutical, and chemical manufacturing processes. Its offering centers on the proprietary CLEANSORB® dry bed absorption product family (PRIMELINE, FABLINE FX, FABLINE, LABLINE), complemented by CLEAN-PROTECT hazardous gas disposal units, CLEANVENT gas purge systems, and Plasma Conversion Systems, with global installation and service support through a worldwide Service Center network.

Product overview

CS CLEAN SOLUTIONS provides a comprehensive portfolio of exhaust gas treatment products for the semiconductor, photovoltaic, pharmaceutical, and chemical industries. The core offering centers on proprietary dry bed absorption technology marketed under the CLEANSORB® brand, available in multiple product lines: PRIMELINE (general industrial applications), FABLINE/FABLINE FX (semiconductor fabrication facilities), and LABLINE (laboratory/R&D environments). Supporting the CLEANSORB systems are CLEAN-PROTECT (hazardous gas disposal) and CLEANVENT (gas purge) products. The company also offers PLASMA CONVERSION SYSTEMS as an alternative technology for exhaust gas treatment. All products focus on safe, reliable removal of hazardous process gases with an emphasis on environmental sustainability.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• CLEANSORB: CLEANSORB gas treatment product lines including PRIMELINE, FABLINE FX, FABLINE, and LABLINE product series for exhaust gas removal applications.

Products and services

• CLEANSORB® PRIMELINE Dry bed absorption system for process gas removal in general industrial applications, part of the CLEANSORB® product family for exhaust gas treatment.
• CLEANSORB® FABLINE FX Exhaust gas treatment system designed for semiconductor fabrication facilities, providing hazardous gas removal and purification using dry bed absorption technology.
• CLEANSORB® FABLINE Industrial exhaust gas removal system utilizing dry bed absorption technology for semiconductor and high-tech manufacturing processes.
• CLEANSORB® LABLINE Laboratory-scale exhaust gas treatment solution for hazardous gas removal in research and development environments using dry bed absorption technology.
• CLEAN-PROTECT Hazardous gas disposal system for safe removal and treatment of dangerous process gases in industrial settings.
• CLEANVENT Gas purge system for purging and cleaning gas lines and process equipment in industrial manufacturing environments.
• Plasma Conversion Systems Plasma-based conversion systems for treating hazardous exhaust gases, converting them into environmentally safe byproducts as an alternative to dry bed absorption.

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• DAS Environmental Experts: DAS Environmental Experts is a German-based provider of exhaust gas abatement and waste gas treatment systems for semiconductor and adjacent industries. It is one of the closest direct competitors to CS Clean in the European semiconductor abatement market.
• Ebara Corporation: Ebara is a major Japanese manufacturer of semiconductor-related equipment including dry vacuum pumps and exhaust gas treatment systems. It directly competes with CS Clean in semiconductor process gas abatement, particularly across Asian fabs.
• Anritsu: Anritsu provides gas abatement and process gas analysis solutions for semiconductor manufacturing. It is a direct competitor in semiconductor exhaust gas treatment, particularly active in the Japanese and Asian markets.
• Kanken Techno: Kanken Techno is a Japanese manufacturer of gas abatement equipment for the semiconductor and LED industries. It is a direct peer in dry-bed and exhaust gas abatement systems, primarily serving the Asian fab market.

Broad incumbents

• Tokyo Electron (TEL): Tokyo Electron is a dominant global semiconductor equipment manufacturer. Its broader process equipment portfolio includes gas delivery and abatement-related solutions, making it a broad incumbent that competes for the same fab capex wallet share as CS Clean.
• Showa Denko (Resonac): Resonac (formerly Showa Denko) is a diversified Japanese chemical and materials company with presence in semiconductor process gases and related exhaust gas treatment solutions. It is an adjacent incumbent serving overlapping fab customers through its broader materials and equipment portfolio.
• Busch Group: Busch is a leading global manufacturer of vacuum pumps, blowers, and gas abatement systems serving semiconductor and industrial markets. Its portfolio overlaps with CS Clean's exhaust gas treatment offerings and it benefits from a much larger global service network.
• Hitachi High-Tech: Hitachi High-Tech is a broad semiconductor equipment supplier with gas abatement and process gas solutions as part of its portfolio. While much larger and more diversified, it indirectly competes with CS Clean on fab-side exhaust gas treatment.
• Edwards (Atlas Copco): Edwards, part of Atlas Copco, is a leading global supplier of vacuum and exhaust gas abatement systems for semiconductor manufacturing. It competes directly with CS CLEANSORB product lines in fab exhaust gas treatment and has a much larger global service footprint.

Regional players

• GST (Global Standard Technology): GST is a Korean supplier of gas abatement and scrubber systems for semiconductor fabs. It is a regional peer competing primarily in the Korean memory and display manufacturing market, with limited direct overlap in CS Clean's European stronghold.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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