Explosions at GCL polysilicon fab have reportedly taken down 10% of global production capacity
Reports are emerging of a series of flash explosions at a GCL Silicon polysilicon plant which has reportedly taken more than 10% of the global supply of the solar power raw material out of production.
California-based investment banking group Roth Capital Partners yesterday issued an advisory note about the explosions at the GCL facility in Xinjiang China and their potential effect on the global polysilicon price during a period when supplies of mono-grade material are already low.
Roth cited reports of four flash explosions at the GCL facility on Sunday followed by a fifth yesterday and suggested overpressure in the rectification and boron removal filter may have led to leakage of trichlorosilane gas, which can react explosively with moisture in the air.
The explosions are reported to have occurred during equipment maintenance at the facility and are said to have taken 50 MT of polysilicon production capacity offline.
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