Production underway at REC

MOSES LAKE — REC Silicon has begun production of high-purity granular polysilicon at its Moses Lake plant, according to an announcement from the company. The startup process began in October and early November, according to the announcement, and with the plant’s Silane III unit online, production of the first granular polysilicon has started. The plant is expected to reach full production capacity in late 2024. “Our focus is on stability and increasing capacity utilization as soon as practical,” CEO Kurt Levens wrote in the announcement. “Our employees’ experience in starting up and operating complex continuous chemical processes meshed with continuous polysilicon processes is directly indicated in where we are right now.”