RE:RE:RE:Processes for Upgrading Metallurgical Grade Silicon to Solarpatience123 wrote: Essentially it's like this duf.....timminco claimed a technology to produce 5nplus silicone.....a breakthrough.....was never backed up by science and the process was secret known only to the silicon company timminco purchased. They ran the stock to 40 bucks and then realized it wouldn't work.....end of story......we are doing things completely backwards and for good reason....cheers!!!
Another very key difference is that Timminco started with Silicon Metal and upgraded it, where as UBR is starting with Quartz and producing high purity Silicon, much more cost effective since only a single plant and a single heating cycle is required.