Wacker – considered one of the solar sector’s “big four” polysilicon producers alongside Korea’s OCI, US-based Hemlock and China’s GCL-Poly – broke ground at the plant in 2008.

When it is fully-ramped in a few weeks, the Nünchritz plant will be capable of turning out 15,000 metric tonnes (MT) per year – lifting Wacker’s total capability to 52,000MT by the end of 2012.

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