Evonik starts up new monosilane plant in Japan
Investment in the future-oriented solar energy and electronics markets
At the opening ceremony in Yokkaichi, Klaus Engel, Chairman of Evonik's Executive Board, commented: “This substantial investment in Japan expands our significant market and technology position in the future-oriented solar energy market. It also makes a further important contribution to the global resource efficiency megatrend.”
The process used to produce monosilane at this new plant was developed by Evonik, which already operates a facility using this technology in Rheinfelden (Germany). The new plant in Yokkaichi will serve the Asian market with electronic-grade monosilane.
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