Brief: REC Silicon Updates On First Shipment of Ultra-High Purity Polysilicon

Rec Silicon ASA

16/09/2024 09:53

Sept 16 (Reuters) - REC Silicon ASA  RECSI.OL :
    * SAID ON FRIDAY CO PROVIDES AN OPERATIONAL UPDATE
CONCERNING THE
FIRST SHIPMENT OF ULTRA-HIGH PURITY POLYSILICON FROM THE
RECENTLY RESTARTED SILANE-BASED HIGH-PURITY GRANULAR PRODUCTION
FACILITY IN MOSES LAKE, WASHINGTON
    * FOLLOWING A SERIES OF MODIFICATIONS AND MITIGATIONS IN OUR
PROCESS AIMED AT ADDRESSING A PREVIOUSLY ANNOUNCED ISSUE AROUND
HIGHER THAN EXPECTED LEVELS OF AN IMPURITY IN THE PRODUCT, ALL
IMPURITIES HAVE NOW BEEN REDUCED TO LEVELS THAT ARE ACCEPTABLE
TO OUR CUSTOMER
    * PLANT IS RUNNING WELL, AND THE FACILITY IS NOW PRODUCING
VOLUMES
FOR COMMERCIAL SHIPMENTS
    * PRODUCTION VOLUMES ARE BEING RAMPED TO THE NECESSARY
LEVEL, BUT
THE FIRST COMMERCIAL SHIPMENT OF PRODUCT WILL NEED TO BE DELAYED
TO MID-OCTOBER
    * ADDITIONALLY, WE CAN CONFIRM THAT CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES
RELATED TO THE RESTART OF THE MOSES LAKE FACILITY ARE COMPLETE

        
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