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June 1, 2008
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News and Notes from Materials Industries
DuPont: DuPont (Wiltnington. Delaware) will soon begin construction on a research center in Hong Kong and a manufacturing facility in Shenzhen to support the rapidly growing photovoltaic (PV) solar energy industry in China. The expansions in these areas will provide new offerings to serve the amorphous silicon thin film market. The growth rate for thin film is projected to be approximately twice as high as demand for crystalline silicon, and DuPont expects this increase to drive specifications for both new and existing products that serve the thin film industry.
Esmark Incorporated: Esmark Incorporated (Wheeling, West Virginia), a producer of carbon ...