GT SOLAR PROFILE: Silicon Wafer Photovoltaics

GT Solar (NASDAQ: SOLR), headquartered in Merrimack, N.H., is a leading global provider of PV manufacturing equipment, process technology and services for the solar industry. The company's products and services allow its customers to optimize their PV manufacturing environments to achieve lower cost of ownership.

Polysilicon production services – Our polysilicon business offers CVD reactors and related equipment engineering service such as trichlorosilane (TCS) and silane engineering services to existing polysilicon producers and new market entrants. Our CVD reactors utilize the nonproprietary Siemens process, a widely used and proven polysilicon production process that has been in existence for nearly 50 years.

Multi-crystalline ingot growth furnaces – The primary focus of our photovoltaic business includess the manufacture and sales of DSS crystallization furnaces and ancillary equipment required in the operation of DSS crystallization furnaces to cast multicrystalline silicon ingots. We have established a leading position in this market with over 1,300 systems installed. We also provide turnkey integration services to new PV market entrants looking to establish high-volume, integrated manufacturng environments for the production of wafers, cells and modules.

Services – We have been doing business in China since 2002 and are continuing to expand our base of operations to better serve the growing number of our China-based customers. In September 2009, we opened our Shanghai production facility to provide spare parts inventory, a demo and training center, and other customer service capabilities fo our Asia-based customers.

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