Evonik to supply trichlorosilane to Hoku's US polysilicon plant

07 April 2010 15:29  [Source: ICIS news]

TORONTO (ICIS news)--Hoku Materials has sealed a deal to source trichlorosilane (TCS) for its US polysilicon plant in Idaho from specialty chemicals major Evonik, it said on Wednesday.

Hoku would use Evonik’s trichlorosilane - a key process chemical in making polysilicon – to support the first phase of commercial production at the polysilicon facility in Pocatello, Idaho, this summer, it said.

The supplies were on an interim basis as Hoku expected to soon complete its own on-site TCS plant at Pocatello, it added.

According to earlier reports, Hoku's polysilicon plant will have a capacity of 2,000 tonnes/year.

Hoku Materials is a wholly owned subsidiary of diversified clean energy company Hoku Corporation.

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