Hemlock Semiconductor Group Marks the Beginning of Site Construction and Unveils What the Future Looks Like at New Site in Clark
12 Novembro 2009 - 7:00PM
PR Newswire (US)
CLARKSVILLE, Tenn., Nov. 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Hemlock
Semiconductor Group celebrated the beginning of construction at its
recently developed site in Clarksville, Tennessee today, and gave
guests a glimpse of what the new facility will look like when
completed in 2012. With an investment of up to $1.2 billion, 500
full-time jobs, and more than 800 construction jobs, Hemlock
Semiconductor's new facility will increase polycrystalline silicon
production to meet the needs of the growing solar industry. "The
State of Tennessee has enthusiastically embraced our company and
the alternative energy industry," said Rick Doornbos, president and
CEO of Hemlock Semiconductor. "Governor Bredesen's forward thinking
initiatives around solar in combination with Tennessee's attractive
business climate, access to lower cost energy and a talented
workforce reaffirm Hemlock Semiconductor's decision to locate
here." Doornbos along with Governor Phil Bredesen and Dr. Stephanie
Burns, chairman, president and CEO of Dow Corning, Hemlock
Semiconductor's majority shareholder, delivered formal remarks at
the Commerce Park location in Clarksville-Montgomery County.
Doornbos, the Governor, and Burns also unveiled an architectural
drawing of the site and the new street name "Solar Way" which will
lead to Hemlock Semiconductor's new polysilicon manufacturing
facility. Total construction time for the entire project is
estimated to be nearly three years. The site will contain over
150,000 cubic yards of concrete, 20,000 tons of structural steel,
and more than one million feet of piping, which equates to 1.3
miles of piping installed per week. "The size and scope of a $1
billion project is awe-inspiring," said Doornbos. "But it is more
than just the steel, concrete and piping that will create a strong
business foundation. It is the contributions of the Hemlock
Semiconductor employees in Clarksville that will continue to
advance our position as a market leader in polysilicon production."
Prior to this event the state of Tennessee and the Montgomery
County Industrial Development Board were managing site
preparations. The site was formally handed over to Hemlock
Semiconductor in late October. The celebration event comes on the
heels of a July groundbreaking at Austin Peay State University for
a new state-of-the-art chemical engineering technology building, of
which, Hemlock Semiconductor contributed $2 million for laboratory
equipment. A new associate's degree program, recently approved by
the Tennessee Board of Regents, will train future chemical process
operators for the new site and other industries in the region.
Hemlock Semiconductor is continuing the process of qualifying
suppliers of material and labor and will continue to expand its
contractor base over the coming months. Interested parties should
visit http://www.hscpoly.com/ and complete the Vendor/Supplier
inquiry form. When completed, this new site will employ
approximately 500 people. Job postings will be listed at
hscpoly.com. The types of positions that will be available are as
follows: -- degreed and experienced chemical, electrical, and
mechanical engineers, -- experienced and certified journeypersons
in various skilled trades disciplines, including: electrical,
instrumentation, power pack/power distribution, process information
control systems, pipefitters/welders, millwrights, and machinist
trades, -- specially-trained chemical process operators. Initially,
the new site will have the capacity to manufacture greater than
10,000 metric tons of polysilicon, with the ability to expand
production up to 21,000 metric tons. Most of the polysilicon
produced at this facility will be consumed by firms in the solar
industry. About Hemlock Semiconductor Group The Hemlock
Semiconductor Group (hscpoly.com) - Hemlock Semiconductor - is
comprised of two joint ventures: Hemlock Semiconductor Corporation
and Hemlock Semiconductor, L.L.C. The companies are joint ventures
of Dow Corning Corporation, Shin-Etsu Handotai and Mitsubishi
Materials Corporation. Hemlock Semiconductor is a leading provider
of polycrystalline silicon and other silicon-based products used in
the manufacturing of semiconductor devices and solar cells and
modules. Hemlock Semiconductor began its Michigan operations in
1961 and broke ground at its Tennessee location in 2009. HSC and
HEMLOCK SEMICONDUCTOR are trademarks of Dow Corning Corporation.
About Dow Corning Dow Corning (dowcorning.com) provides
performance-enhancing solutions to serve the diverse needs of more
than 25,000 customers worldwide. A global leader in silicones,
silicon-based technology and innovation, Dow Corning offers more
than 7,000 products and services via the company's Dow Corning® and
XIAMETER® brands. Dow Corning is equally owned by The Dow Chemical
Company (NYSE:DOW) and Corning, Incorporated (NYSE:GLW). More than
half of Dow Corning's annual sales are outside the United States.
Dow Corning is a registered trademark of Dow Corning Corporation.
We help you invent the future is a trademark of Dow Corning
Corporation. XIAMETER is a registered trademark of Dow Corning
Corporation. DATASOURCE: Hemlock Semiconductor Group CONTACT:
Leslie Orozco of Dow Corning, +1-989-600-6370, ; or Liana Wallace
of Hemlock Semiconductor, +1-931-980-1661, Web Site:
http://www.hscpoly.com/
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