Hemlock Semiconductor Corporation (www.hscpoly.com)  is based in Hemlock, Michigan. The corporation is a joint venture of Dow Corning Corporation (63.25%) and two Japanese firms, Shin-Etsu Handotai Company, Ltd. (24.5%) and Mitsubishi Materials Corporation (12.25%). The company is the leading provider of polycrystalline silicon and other silicon-based products used in the semiconductor and solar industry.  In 2007, the company had an annual production capacity of 10,000 tons of polycrystalline silicon and production at the expanded Hemlock site (19,000 tons) started in June 2008. A further expansion at the Hemlock site, as well as a new factory in Clarksville, Tennessee, was started in 2008 and brought total production capacity to 36,000 tons in 2010. A further expansion to 40,000 tons in 2011 and 50,000 tons in 2012 is planned.

Hemlock Semiconductor Group has the capabilities to support customers worldwide.

• Hemlock Semiconductor has over 1,000 direct and contract employees.
• Hemlock Semiconductor locations include:
  • Hemlock, Michigan, US – Manufacturing Facility
  • Clarksville, Tennessee, US – Manufacturing Facility – Under Construction
  • Wiesbaden, Germany – Europe Sales Office
  • Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan – Japan Sales Office
  • Kangnam-gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea – Korea Sales Office

Hemlock Semiconductor Group:
12334 Geddes Road
PO Box 80
Hemlock, Michigan 48626
USA
Tel:  +1 (989) 301 5000
Fax: +1 (989) 301 5564

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