Evonik starts construction of €150 million monosilane plant in Yokkaichi

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A new monosilane plant is being built by Evonik Industries and in partnership with Taiyo Nippon Sanso Corporation at a cost of €150 million. The plant, when operational in 2011 will supply electronics-grade monosilane for applications in thin-film photovoltaics, flat screens, and semiconductors electronics within Asia.

Evonik developed the monosilane production process itself and is already running a plant in Rheinfelden, Germany.

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