25 Sep 2012 Last updated at 10:21:13 GMT

Precious metals refiner Hereaus opens photovoltaic facility in Taiwan

BERLIN (Scrap Monster): Precious metals refiner Heraeus has announced that its photovoltaics unit has opened a new manufacturing facility in Taiwan to manufacture silver metallic pastes for the solar cell industry.

The facility, which features expanded laboratory and production capabilities to complement the company's existing sales and technical services operations, is part of an expansion initiative in Singapore, Shanghai, Hanau and Taipei.

"Taiwan is an important market for the future of the photovoltaic industry," Andy London, global manager of Heraeus' photovoltaics unit said in a statement.

"We value the demand from this region and see it as vital to the future growth of our global PV business," he said.

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