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DuPont starts PVF production due to “overwhelming” PV demand ?

DuPont has announced production of polyvinyl fluoride (PVF) polymer resin – a “critical” raw material used to make the company’s Tedlar polyvinyl fluoride film – has begun at its Fayetteville Works facility in the U.S. The film is used for photovoltaics (PV) panel backsheets.
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Increasing production is part of the previously announced multi-phase USD$295 million investment, said the company, to more than double Tedlar film capacity for the “fast-growing” PV industry. It added that additional Tedlar film production is expected to start up at Circleville, Ohio, next September.
“Starting up this new line of polymer resin production for Tedlar film is a critical step necessary for us to meet the overwhelming customer demand for this essential solar panel backsheet material,” said David B. Miller, president of DuPont Electronics & Communications.
DuPont said it expects the PV market to grow rapidly over the next few years. The company additionally predicts that overall sales of its PV products will exceed USD$1 billion next year and USD$2 billion by 2014.

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