GT Advanced Technologies is a diversified technology company with innovative crystal growth equipment and solutions for the global solar, LED, and electronics industries. The company’s products accelerate the adoption of new advanced materials that improve performance and lower the cost of manufacturing.

The company announced today the availability of its new high-volume hydrochlorination solution capable of producing enough trichlorosilane (TCS) from a single hydrochlorination fluid bed reactor to support polysilicon facilities that are generating more than 10,000 metric tons yearly in capacity.

GT Advanced Technologies’ new solution lowers the cost of running these types of plants by 20% over current TCS production solutions. It does so by eliminating the need for multiple hydrochlorination fluid bed reactors. The company’s offering also includes its next generation hydrochlorination heater, which delivers further cost savings by raising conversion in the hydrochlorination fluid bed reactor from 27% to 30%.

Its latest polysilicon technology product offerings, including the new hydrochlorination solution and its SDR600 reactor capable of producing over 600 metric tons of polysilicon annually, allow for the production of polysilicon at cash costs of less than $14 per kilogram. This latest offering should help keep GT Advanced Technologies as the market leader in the sector. The company’s technology currently supports over 50,000 metric tons of annualized global polysilicon production.

For additional information about GT Advanced Technologies and all of its products, please visit www.gtat.com

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