Newly opened plant in Quapaw to help harness energy

Belgium's Umicore NV will have the factory producing germanium substrates in quantity for the solar industry.

 
BY KYLE ARNOLD - Tulsa World | Modified: October 13, 2010 at 5:46 am | Published: October 13, 2010   

QUAPAW — Belgian manufacturer Umicore opened a $30 million solar panel equipment factory Tuesday in Quapaw, which could add 50 high-tech jobs to the northeast Oklahoma community over the next two years.

photo - The new Umicore factory in Quapaw makes solar panel equipment and could eventually employ 50 people. Umicore NV / Photo provided
The new Umicore factory in Quapaw makes solar panel equipment and could eventually employ 50 people. Umicore NV / Photo provided

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The factory will produce germanium substrates in quantity for the solar industry — parts that are deployed on satellites and other space equipment, and on solar panels in use at large...
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