Ferro starts solar aluminium paste production at Suzhou

New Materials Asia, Nov, 2009

Ferro Corp has announced that its China-based Electronic Material Systems (EMS) business unit at its expanded Suzhou facility has begun production of solar aluminium paste.

The solar cells manufacturer said its 16 500[m.sup.2] plant in Suzhou has room for future expansion to manufacture products such as silver pastes, surface technology products, multilayer materials, electronic glass and precious metal powders. The facility also houses an applications laboratory to support regional development as well as application technology engineers to assist customers in their product development efforts.

Jeffrey Edel, EMS General Manager, Advanced Materials, says: "Asia is now the largest source of solar cells in the world, with three of the top five producers located in the region. Also, a number of companies are expanding production into Asia. We expanded our production and applied technology capabilities in Suzhou to serve the needs of these customers."

Ferro Electronic Material Systems is a supplier of materials for fabricating photovoltaic silicon solar cells. The company is located in the US, the UK, Germany, Japan, China and Singapore.

For further information, contact: Joseph Tsang, Ferro (Suzhou) Performance Materials Co Ltd, No. 178 Suhong West Road, Suzhou Industrial Park, Suzhou, Jiangsu 215021, China; tel: 86-512-6256-2258; fax: 86-512-6256-2218; http://www.ferro.com