Wacker raises polysilicon output

Wacker Chemie AG has stopped the short-time work schedule introduced at Burghausen’s polysilicon facilities in October 2012 as it tries to meet growing demand from its solar-sector customers. “We sold more polysilicon than expected in January,” said Ewald Schindlbeck, President of Wacker Polysilicon. “Our order intake has increased so much over the last few weeks that plant-utilisation levels are currently insufficient to produce the quantities ordered.” Thanks to its modern and flexible technologies, added Mr. Schindlbeck, Wacker could align capacities to customer needs at very short notice. As a consequence, the company could react to current and future market trends promptly, regardless of how long today’s surge in demand lasted. www.wacker.comJordan Jumpman Pro AJ12.5