Already the world leader for silane with a market share of more than 35%, Air Liquide has consolidated its strong position with the announcement of a new long-term supply agreement with Renewable Energy Corporation (REC), doubling its access to the gas.
REC is a leading global manufacturer of silane, especially for its own polysilicon production needs, and under the terms of the contract Air Liquide will source a sizeable part of its silane requirements from the company.
In a worldwide context where demand for the high purity gas could exceed supply capacity in the coming years, Air Liquide has signed the major sourcing agreement which doubles its access to silane, while keeping the ambitious 2000 tpy production expansion programme with its partner Denal.
Despite market pressures, the dual and sourcing policy will allow Air Liquide to serve its customers and partners worldwide and Christophe Fontaine, Vice-President Electronics Air Liquide Group, declared, “This new silane supply agreement with REC in the US, combined with our production expansion in Japan, demonstrates again Air Liquide’s commitment to provide reliable and differentiated global silane supply solutions to our customers.”
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