Timminco Ltd. halted the production of solar-grade silicon at their Becancour facility in Quebec. Company's production process was expected to produce solar grade silicon at a cost equal to less than half that of traditional polysilicon producers.
The company had planned to produce 3,600 tonnes of solar-grade silicon in 2010, with plans to expand capacity to more than 14,000. In its last quarter, it saw silicon metal sales of $29.4-million, and lost $3.9-million on its solar-grade silicon operations.
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