4月21日，位于博格豪森基地的瓦克化學(xué)股份有限公司正式啟動了追加的多晶硅的生產(chǎn)，并且所有的“擴張階段8”沉積反應(yīng)堆已經(jīng)啟動并運行。發(fā)電廠的全面生產(chǎn)能力預(yù)計在2010年的第二季度結(jié)束時將會達到10,000公噸，因此瓦克公司將提前半年就完成了這項艱巨的計劃。瓦克公司將在擴張階段中投入大約5億歐元，從而將創(chuàng)造大約200個新的就業(yè)崗位。產(chǎn)量的擴大使得瓦克公司很好的滿足了全球市場對超純多晶硅的需求，其新型設(shè)備還可以同時提供太陽能行業(yè)和半導(dǎo)體市場需要的材料。

Burghausen, April 21, 2010 ? Additional polycrystalline-siliconproduction facilities officially came on stream at Wacker Chemie AG’s Burghausen site today. All“Expansion Stage 8” deposition reactors are already up and running. The plant’s full nominal capacity of 10,000 metric tons a year will be reached before the end of Q2 2010.WACKER is thus half a year ahead of its original,very ambitious schedule. Overall, WACKER is investing around ?00 million in this expansion stage, thereby creating some 200 new jobs. Expanding output enables WACKER to meet risingglobal demand for hyperpure polycrystalline silicon. The new facilities can manufacture material for both the solar sector andthe semiconductor market.

During the opening ceremony, CEO Rudolf Staudigl underlined the important role that the polysilicon business plays for WACKER. He explained that polysilicon has clearly become a mainstay of the entire Group over the recent years. “WACKER POLYSILICON maintains its position as a key driving force for our profitable growth,” emphasized Staudigl.Expansion Stage 8 has increased WACKER’s annual polysilicon production capacity to over 25,000 tons. Thanks to this production capacity expansion, the Munich-based Chemical Group has solidified its position as the world’s second-largest manufacturerof hyperpure polycrystalline silicon. In addition, a further plant with a 10,000-ton  annual polysilicon capacity is currently being built at WACKER’s Nünchritz site. In total, WACKER is investing some ? billion in its capacity expansion program, which began back in 2000. The current Expansion Stage 8 is fully linked with the Burghausensite’s integrated silicon production system. In this highly integrated material loop, by-products are recycled as feedstock for use elsewhere in the supply chain. This cuts costs, whil conserving resources and strengthening the site’s competitiveness. In total, polysilicon expansion will create some 650 new jobs at the Burghausen plant by late 2010.

In his speech, Dr. Staudigl thanked everyone involved in the project ?both in-house staff and partner firms ? for their tremendous efforts. This, he said, was one of the main reasons WACKER can supply its customers with Expansion Stage 8 polysilicon several months earlierthan planned. “Polysilicon made by WACKER is so successful thanksto our cost and quality leadership, which gives us a key competitive edge on international markets,” he stressed.

Production hall featuring polysilicon deposition reactors. WACKER,the Munich-based chemical group, is a leading producer of polycrystalline silicon for microelectronics and solar cells. This hyperpure material is produced in Burghausen and will soon be made in Nünchritz, too.
(Photo: Wacker Chemie AG)
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