Taiwan Polysilicon to become first volume producer of solar-grade polysilicon

Taiwan Polysilicon will begin installing production equipment for solar-grade poly-Si with an initial annual capacity of 10000 metric tons and will become Taiwan's first poly-Si maker when it starts volume production in the first quarter of 2010, according to the company.

Taiwan Polysilicon said it expects to turn out 3000 metric tons of poly-Si in 2010, and plans to expand its annual production capacity by 10000 metric tons.

Giprosintez is a leading Russian institute to design polycrystalline silicon production facilities. Designs from Volgograd are developed in PDMS – a 3D design tool.