The
money
will
be
stumped
up
by
Qatari
bank
Masraf
Al
Rayan,
with
QST
chief
executive
Khalid
Klefeekh
Al-Hajri
calling
the
deal
“a
major
step
in
the
development
of
a
new
industry”
for
Qatar,
the
world’s
largest
exporter
of
liquefied
natural
gas.
QST
did
not
provide
an
updated
timeline
for
the
polysilicon
foundry,
and
did
not
immediately
respond
to
request
for
comment.
However,
as
of
late
last
year
it
expected
to
commence
production
by
late
2013.
The
plant
will
initially
produce
8,000
metric
tonnes
a
year
from
Ras
Laffan
Industrial
City,
which…