The
plant
has
current
capacity
of
240
tonnes
per
year,
but
could
be
expanded
to
reach
1,400
tonnes
–
equivalent
to
20GW
of
PV
capacity
–
in
three
to
four
years
if
the
industry
grows
as
expected,
says
Peter
Horan,
general
manager
of
Heraeus
Materials
Singapore.
Silver
paste
is
used
to
transmit
the
current
created
by
crystalline
solar
cells.
Heraeus
has
already
significantly
expanded
its
US
manufacturing
plant
this
year
and
it
now
has
global
capacity
of
200
tonnes
per
month
–
more
than
current
market
needs.
The
expansion
comes
as
the
solar
industry’s…
