Hoku Scientific Inc. (HOKU) Subsidiary Signs Supply Agreement with Leading Alloy Producer; Secures Stronghold in Renewable Energy Market
Hoku Materials Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of clean energy technology company, Hoku Scientific Inc. (Nasdaq: HOKU), today announced a silicon metal supply agreement that will supply Hoku with guaranteed amounts of metallurgical grade silicon for three years beginning in 2009. Hoku’s agreement with leading alloy producer Polymet Alloys Inc. and its allied partner Rima Industrial S.A., will allow Hoku to use the grade silicon to manufacture trichlorosilane, an integral material in solar grade polysilicon production. "Hoku is pleased to have established this partnership with Polymet Alloys Inc. and Rima Industrial S.A., leaders in the silicon metal industry," Dustin Shindo,…