RE:RE:RE:Is anyone else producing nano silicon. Right on. There are companies who are working on nano silicon, but none have the PUREVAP advantage of starting with the cheapest battery grade (99.9-99.99%) Silicon feedstock, nor the ability to scale up their process to produce nano silicon at a price acceptable to the market. Look at TEKNA, they’ve been at it for years but their nanopowder is selling at > $14000/kg (according to Sigmaaldtrich
https://www.sigmaaldrich.com/catalog/product/aldrich/795585?lang=en®ion=CA&cm_sp=Insite-_-caContent_prodMerch_cooccuranceModel-_-prodMerch10-1) and their process does not seem scalable (Bernard has mentioned this as well). HPQ is looking to sell silicon nanopowder/nanowires for $30-100/kg and has
indicated they can produce it for far less. Even if another company eventually does manage to scale their process (we should reasonably assume this will happen), without the starting material advantage HPQ will have, they won’t be able to make the material as cheap. HPQ is in a prime position to be a market leader in the rapidly growing silicon market for batteries. And as Bernard stated they’re the only public company in the space, which makes them a unique investment vehicle for the growing interest in this market.
Macer wrote: Pitpitcolisse wrote: Not according to Bernard, you can check his latest interview on agoracom, he talks about it. The process that they have patented is about to prove it is working and scalable easily and quickly versus all other known processes. It takes Billions and years to build the other techs plants.
Canada84 wrote: Hey guys. Just want to start off by saying I do truly believe in this company and what they are doing. I'm sure there is a lot of opportunity here. My only question/ concern is that.... is there any other company that is doing the same thing in terms of how cheap/and scalability. And is that other company going to be able to do it sooner then HPQ.
thanks.
Can be produced by others but not in a feasible fashion to make it availible to the market at a cost that works.
Macer