Posts Tagged ‘silicon’

27 February 2009

German chemical group Wacker plans to set up $1bn polysilicon production facility in the US

Munich-based chemical group Wacker Chemie has plans to construct a $1bn polycrystalline silicon facility in the US.

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22 January 2009

HSBC Asian Ventures Fund 3 makes $10m investment in Chinese silicon producer Jaco SolarSi

HSBC Asian Ventures Fund 3 has made a $10m equity investment funding in Jaco SolarSi, a supplier of upgraded metallurgical (UMG) silicon.

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17 November 2008

WACKER Chemie, Dow Corning Corporation begin production on $1.2bn Chinese silicon manufacturing plants

German chemical business WACKER Chemie and silicon technology company Dow Corning Corporation have begun production in the first phase of their $1.2bn integrated silicon manufacturing facility in China.

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13 November 2008

GeneSiC Semiconductor wins $1.5m DOE grant

The US Department of Energy (DOE) has awarded GeneSiC Semiconductor two separate grants totaling $1.5M for the development of high voltage silicon carbide (SiC) devices that will serve as key enablers for wind and solar power integration

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28 October 2008

China Sunergy, Hitachi High-Technologies sign solar supply contract

Chinese solar battery company China Sunergy has signed an agreement to buy crystal silicon ingots from Hitachi High-Technologies Corporation.

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20 October 2008

Leader Ventures, Silicon Valley Bank provide $5m to solar cell company Innovalight

Leader Ventures, an investment firm offering blended debt and equity financing, and Silicon Valley Bank have provided $5m of financing to Innovalight, a developer of silicon-ink based solar cells and modules.

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