Linde Nippon Sanso (LNS), a company of The Linde Group, has signed an exclusive contract with Malibu GmbH & Co. KG in Bielefeld, Germany, to supply all of the gases needed to make photovoltaic modules and on-site gas and chemical management services.
The newly announced long term contract comprises of the over-the-fence supply of nitrogen, hydrogen, silane, nitrogen trifluoride, argon, and helium, with the turnkey installation also including a complete gas distribution network and gas leak detection systems.
In addition, Linde and Malibu have entered into a Joint Development Programme for the development of advanced gas technology to improve cell efficiency, throughput and yield.
Dr Aldo Belloni, member of the Executive Board of Linde AG, commented, “This contract shall prove to be strategically invaluable for Linde’s fast growing photovoltaic business.”
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