REC Silicon - REC Silicon and Mississippi Silicon Announce MOU for Solar Supply Chain Expansion
August 22 2022 - 1:00AM
REC Silicon - REC Silicon and Mississippi Silicon Announce MOU for
Solar Supply Chain Expansion
Moses Lake, Washington USA August 22, 2022: The passage of the
Inflation Reduction Act which includes SEMA legislation will drive
increases in the U.S. production of polysilicon and metallurgical
grade silicon.
REC Silicon and Mississippi Silicon today announce a Memorandum
of Understanding committing the companies to negotiate a raw
material supply agreement and help establish a low-carbon and fully
traceable U.S.-based solar supply chain.
Recent investment by the Hanwha Group into REC Silicon, in
conjunction with Hanwha’s subsidiary Qcells, moves REC to expand
its relationship with Mississippi Silicon to support the
development of an end-to-end U.S. solar supply chain from raw
silicon, to polysilicon, and finally fully assembled modules.
Passage of Senator Jon Ossoff’s Solar Energy Manufacturing for
America Act as part of a broad clean energy incentive package
included in the Inflation Reduction Act makes such plans
immediately possible.
As a leading producer of high-purity electronics and solar grade
polysilicon with assets in Moses Lake, Washington and Butte,
Montana, REC is positioned to help lead the U.S.’ clean energy
transition. The recent Hanwha investment will enable a re-start of
the currently idle Moses Lake plant in 2023 and make available high
volumes of cost competitive, high quality, and low carbon solar
grade polysilicon.
James A. May II, CEO of REC Silicon. “As previously announced,
REC is working hard to drive large-scale investments to develop a
robust solar supply chain in the US. In line with REC’s endeavors,
we applaud the efforts and determination that were needed to
realize the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act. We are hopeful
that with the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act which includes
SEMA, the entire solar supply chain in the US will be fully
established and placed in a position to flourish.”
Mississippi Silicon is the first new Silicon Metal facility in
North America in forty years. Located in the northeast corner of
Mississippi State the plant is strategically placed to take
advantage of expanding domestic customer base, stable low-cost
electricity and regional supply chain. This silicon metal facility
has the highest quality process and environmental controls
available, which allows it to operate one of the most efficient and
cleanest silicon meal plants in the world.
Eddie Boardwine, CEO of Mississippi Silicon, noted “Mississippi
Silicon was founded nearly ten years ago to be a domestic source of
high-quality silicon metal to the US solar, electronics and
chemical industries. We are pleased by the growing recognition of
the importance of a strong end-to-end US supply chain for these
materials. Passage of the SEMA Act makes bringing that supply chain
to reality. We look forward to working with REC Silicon to
strengthen our existing relationship and build out that vital
supply chain.”
For more information on REC Silicon and Mississippi Silicon,
please visit www.recsilicon.com and
https://www.missilicon.com/.
For further information, please contact:Douglas J. Moore, Chief
Financial OfficerPhone: +1 509 989 0749Email:
douglas.moore@recsilicon.com
About REC Silicon
REC Silicon is a leading producer of advanced silicon materials,
delivering high-purity polysilicon and silicon gas to the solar and
electronics industriesworldwide. We combine over 30 years of
experience and proprietary technology with the needs of our
customers, with annual production capacity of more than 20,000 MT
of polysilicon from our two US-based manufacturing plants. Listed
on the Oslo Stock Exchange (ticker: RECSI), the Company is
headquartered in Lysaker, Norway.
This information is subject to the disclosure requirements
pursuant to section 5-12 of the Norwegian Securities Trading
Act.
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