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PV Crystalox Solar plc
Revenue€46.3 million (2012)[1]
Number of employees
311(2012)[1]
Websitepvcrystalox.com

PV Crystalox Solar plc is a supplier to

silicon wafers for use in solar electricity generation systems. It has operations in Germany, United Kingdom and Japan and its headquarters are in the United Kingdom. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange and was a former constituent of the FTSE 250 Index
.

History

Crystalox was established as a

electro-optic materials.[2] In 1990 the company started development of industrial production systems for directional solidification of multicrystalline silicon for the solar cell industry.[2]

In 1994, there was a

management buy-out by 6 senior managers.[2] 1997 saw the incorporation of PV Silicon AG in Erfurt, Germany, a specialist silicon wafer producer.[2] A strategic partnership was formed between Crystalox and PV Silicon in 1999, which progressed to the merging of the two companies in 2002 and the incorporation of PV Crystalox AG.[2] In 2006, the decision was taken to build a silicon production plant in Germany.[3]

In June 2007, the company made its debut on the

FTSE 250
index.

Technology and products

The company's industrial focus comprises the production of the

silicon wafers internally at the company's facility in Erfurt
in Germany and externally at subcontractors in Japan.

These wafers are then sold to companies in the

solar cells
using semiconductor processing technology, linked together in strings and laminated between glass and plastic sheets to form durable modules.

References

  1. ^ a b http://www.pvcrystalox.com/media/pdf/PV%20Crystalox%20Solar%20plc_Annual%20Report%202012.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  2. ^ a b c d e "History". PV Crystalox Solar plc. Archived from the original on 2008-03-29. Retrieved 2008-05-19.
  3. ^ "SpectraWatt sources Wafers from PV Crystalox Solar". Gunther Portfolio. Retrieved 2008-10-12.
  4. ^ "Crystalox Solar heads for £50m IPO". EE Times. Retrieved 2008-10-12.
  5. ^ "FTSE 250 Index Constituents". FTSE Group. Archived from the original on 2010-11-24. Retrieved 2008-05-19.
  6. ^ "FTSE 250 Index Constituents 10 March 2010". FTSE Group. Archived from the original on 1 April 2010. Retrieved 2010-03-10.

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