REC Silicon

REC Silicon is a silicon materials company with two U.S.-based manufacturing facilities and sales support offices in both Asia and the United States. It is a leading producer of Signature Silane® based materials, with over 40 years of experience. The company is headquartered in Lysaker, Norway and listed on the Oslo stock exchange under the ticker RECSI.

REC Silicon has over 40 years in the industry. In 1983-1984, Union Carbide Corporation constructed a facility (Silicon I) in Moses Lake, Washington, producing silane gas and polycrystalline silicon. In 1990, the Moses Lake facility was purchased by Komatsu Ltd., creating Advanced Silicon Materials Inc. (ASiMI). In 1996-1998, ASiMI constructed a facility in Butte, Montana (Silicon II). In 2002, Renewable Energy Corporation (REC) entered into a Joint Venture with Komatsu, and the Moses Lake facility became Solar Grade Silicon LLC (SGS). In 2005, ASiMI (Silicon II) and remaining shares of SGS (Silicon I) were purchased by REC, creating REC Silicon. In 2006, REC Silicon broke ground on Silicon III in Moses Lake, and REC went public and listed on Oslo stock exchange. In 2007, REC decided to invest in additional production capacity – Silicon IV. In 2009, start-up of Silicon III’s silane facility and Fluidized Bed Reactor (FBR) technology, and REC Silicon purchased Komatsu Ltd’s 25% ownership interest in Butte facility. In 2010, Silicon IV started production.

Low-cost leader and technological innovator in the silicon materials industry.

• Signature Silane®

  Silane gas (SiH4) is the simplest form of silicon, and therefore the purest. Used in memory processes, lithium-ion battery production, thin film deposition uses like flat panel displays.

• Specialty silicon gases

  Used in the manufacturing processes of flat panel displays, semiconductors (in legacy and advance node applications) and solar cells.

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