Hemlock Semiconductor to close $1.2bn US polysilicon factory

Hemlock Semiconductor will shutter the $1.2bn polysilicon factory it finished building just two years ago in Tennessee, reflecting the sharp drop in polysilicon prices in recent years and the rippling effects of the US/China solar trade war.

An empty parking lot at Hemlock's Tennessee plant
An empty parking lot at Hemlock's Tennessee plant
Published 19 December 2014, 18:14Updated 27 September 2016, 06:18