Auria Solar selects BOC Lien Hwa for thin film plant bulk gases

The Linde Group’s, Taiwan joint venture BOC Lien Hwa (BOCLH) has been selcted to provide a range of bulk & specialty gases for Auria Solar’s new 60MW thin film production facility in Tainan, Taiwan. Auria Solar is expected to start volume production in early 2009, using a-Si thin film equipment and technology from Oerlikon Solar.


“We are very pleased to be working with BOCLH. This contract will not only strengthen the cooperative relationship between Auria and BOCLH, but will also provide Auria with a stable and reliable material supply chain as our project develops,” said Dr. ChinYao Tsai, Auria Solar, General Manager.

BOCLH was responsible for the turnkey installation of the gas supply systems as well as delivery of the production gases that include large volumes of silane and chamber cleaning gases.

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