$600 million expansion by Polysilicon a ‘positive’ step for Moses Lake. Will create 85 to 90 jobs.

An expansion estimated at $600 million and 85 to 90 new jobs will be housed in Moses Lake, it was announced this week.

According to a press release from the Renewable Energy Corporation, or REC, headquartered in Oslo, Norway, the company has decided to more than double its production of polysilicon and commence construction of a third polysilicon plant.

The new plant is based on the proprietary technology that REC Silicon has developed for production of granular polysilicon. REC Silicon has carried out front-end engineering and design work since the summer of 2005, and has tested its new technology in a single half-scale pilot reactor, which has generated output that satisfies all of the company’s quality and production criteria.

By Matthew Weaver
Hagadone News Network

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