The company says so in a press release. The decision comes as a result of significant overproduction of silicon for solar cells worldwide, with an accompanying dramatic price drop for REC’s Norwegian-produced products. The employees were informed at general meetings on Wednesday afternoon. With the exception of a few people, the employees at the businesses in Kristiansand and on Herøya will soon receive invitations to individual discussion meetings. – We have implemented several measures in the last 12 months to maintain the business. But we have reached the point where it is unfortunately not possible to envisage production of high-purity silicon in Norway breaking even. We regret that this is now affecting skilled REC employees, says managing director Jan Enno Bicker in REC. Had closed production The industrial company shut down production in Kristiansand at the beginning of October.
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