6N Silicon Inc has commenced shipments of solar grade polysilicon from the company’s new 2,000 ton/year manufacturing facility in Vaughan, Ontario, satisfying initial scheduled deliveries for 6N’s volume customer contracts, the company said.
Production commenced within six months of the financing, and within four months of securing this pre-existing facility.
Primary funding for the new production operation was provided by the company’s $20 million B Financing Round that closed in March of this year. Additional support was provided by the Government of Ontario’s Next Generation of Jobs Fund.
The use of standard, pre-existing light-industrial facilities distinguishes the 6N operations from traditional and other alternative purification processes. These new operations demonstrate the compact footprint and low input energy requirements of the 6N process. Development and refinement of the 6N process has been conducted through the company’s three-year EOS Project, supported by the Government of Canada’s Sustainable Development Technology Canada (SDTC) and Ontario’s Innovation Development Fund (IDF). The EOS Project is ongoing and remains housed at 6N’s original Mississauga facility.
Paolo Maccario, 6N Silicon CEO, said, "We are proud to have achieved this important milestone. On time and on budget, we have again demonstrated the core advantages of the 6N business and strength of our team. This is an exciting day for us and a promising time for the solar industry."
6N Founder and CTO, Scott Nichol added, "It is very gratifying to see our vision of an affordable and easily scalable process realized and to see our hard development work pay off with the launch of this full scale production operation. Now that this facility has reached stable production, we can’t wait to add yet more capacity and refine the process even further."
About 6N Silicon
6N Silicon has developed a disruptive, low-temperature process that leverages the use of metal solvents for the cost-effective production of true solar grade silicon. The 6N Silicon approach satisfies two fundamental solar PV industry requirements; fast capacity growth with low overall cost. Headquartered in the Greater Toronto Area, 6N Silicon is in the heart of Canada’s metal processing industry and expertise. 6N investors include Good Energies, Ventures West and Yaletown Venture Partners.
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