Rochester, New York-based Linton Crystal Technologies (LCT) plans to start producing semiconductor and solar manufacturing equipment in the US and is looking to break ground on the project in the second quarter of 2023.
The company said on Thursday that the move comes as a result of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) that was signed into law last summer.
“As a US company with Chinese ownership, Linton Technologies Group, the geopolitical issues have been difficult to navigate. Our company used to manufacture in Rochester and we’re eager to get back to the United States,” stated Linton Crystal Technologies president and chief operating officer Todd Barnum.
The company is now working to secure a site. Within the space of a year, it plans to add a new facility, establish a demonstration line and build production capacity, increasing its workforce to more than 75 employees. Its target is to outstrip its 2008 headcount of nearly 200 by the end of year two.
Linton Crystal Technologies said it will create a manufacturing centre to build and demonstrate Linton Technologies Group’s entire equipment range, including Czochralski (CZ) furnaces for monocrystalline silicon ingots, both semiconductor and solar grade, and the tools for making solar ingots and wafers, including wire saws and polishing equipment.
“The IRA and CHIPS Act have created the pathway for manufacturing investment to fulfill the need for US-made products. We’re going to meet that demand and we have the expertise to scale rapidly,” said Barnum.
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