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3M to Expand Manufacturing in China for Solar Markets

Operations will drive localization and accelerate growth in renewable energy sector

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By: DAVID SAVASTANO

Contributing Editor, Coatings World and Ink World, Coatings World and Ink World Magazine

3M announced – in conjunction with the Hefei High-tech Industrial Development Area – a plan to build a manufacturing site for photovoltaic solar materials and renewable energy products in Hefei High-tech Park. The new plant, 3M Materials Technologies (Hefei) Co., will produce a variety of products at the new facility, including 3M Scotchshield Film, an advanced solar backside barrier film used in crystalline silicon solar photovoltaic modules. The project will be 3M’s ninth manufacturing facility in China. Groundbreaking is set for two-phased construction in Q2 2011.

Hefei is an industrial city, situated between the Yangtze and Huaihe rivers in Central China. The 3M Materials Technology (Hefei) Co., Ltd. is a continuum of 3M’s global expansion. This investment follows recent solar material expansions in the U.S. (Columbia, MO), Hilden, Germany, and in Singapore.

“3M is committed to providing innovative renewable energy solutions to support our customers globally,” said Mike Roman, vice president and general manager, 3M Renewable Energy Division. “We are excited about the collaboration with Hefei High-tech Industrial Development Area to help drive this initiative. The state-of-the-art Hefei facility increases our production capacity of 3M’s solar materials portfolio at a location that is close to local customers and at a time when renewable energy is setting a precedent for the future.”

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