Wafer, SiWafer, Silicon, Offer, Request, Production
MetallurgicalGrade Silicon Production Quartz sand is reduced with carbon in an electric arc furnace at temperatures gt; 1900#176;C to metallurgical grade silicon (gt; 98 % pure). The major part of the world production (2008: approx. 6 million tons) is used for manufacturing alloys with aluminium and steel, and as raw material for polysiloxane production.