Equipment manufacturer, GT Solar has signed a $49 million contract to sell polysilicon reactors to Nitol Solar. GT Solar’s reactors and silicon tetrachloride converters will be installed at Nitol’s production facility in Irkutsk, Siberia.
GT’s VP for Polysilicon, David Keck, said: “We are pleased to be working with Nitol – a company that has a great deal of experience in the production of tricholorosilane (TCS) which is used to produce polysilicon.”
GT Solar President, Tom Zarrella added: “This contract is a significant step in the development of GT’s position in the polysilicon market. Our strategy is to enable new manufacturers of polysilicon to enter the market.”
Nitol Solar CEO, Dmitry Kotenko, said: “GT Solar’s experience in the manufacture of reactors and other PV equipment is a perfect match with Nitol’s experience as a producer of silicon organic gases. Nitol is on track to be the most competitive polysilicon and wafer producer in the fast growing PV industry.”
GT Solar Incorporated is a leading provider of essential technology, equipment and turnkey manufacturing solutions across the photovoltaic supply chain worldwide.
Based in Merrimack, NH (USA), the company’s products include equipment used to produce multi-crystalline solar wafers, cells and modules. It has a global blue-chip customer base. GT recently expanded its product line to include polysilicon reactors – devices that allow customers to product the polysilicon from which solar wafers are made.
For more information go to the Company’s website contact
Nitol Solar Companies Group:
Pavel Krupnov
T. +44 78 94 56 63 57
Larisa Kazantseva
T. +44 78 94 56 63 52
