High electricity prices push REC Silicon to end polysilicon production in Montana

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REC Silicon announced today that it would shut down its polysilicon production capacity in Butte, Montana. The factory largely supplied the semiconductor industry, while REC Silicon’s restarted factory in Moses Lake, Washington, focuses on the solar industry. REC Silicon said the shutdown of the Butte plant’s polysilicon efforts is necessary due to the regional structural…

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