Nitol Solar
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Nitol Solar is an international, vertically integrated company
originating from Russia
whose main business activities are scientific development and manufacture of products used to generate solar energy.
They were valued at $1bn in Jan 2008
Nitol’s current and envisaged product groups include the value chain
from trichlorosilane to polycrystalline silicon and monocrystalline and multicrystalline silicon wafers.
Nitol Solar production activity is based on two divisions – the Chemical Division and the Polysilicon Division. The divisions are integrated into a single value chain.
The Chemical Division manufactures chlorine
, caustic soda, a number of chlorine-containing organic and inorganic products and processes gas for the production of trichlorosilane (raw material for polysilicon production).
The Polysilicon Division is focussed on the manufacture of the primary raw material for photovoltaic wafers.
Company
A company is a form of business organization. It is an association or collection of individual real persons and/or other companies, who each provide some form of capital. This group has a common purpose or focus and an aim of gaining profits. This collection, group or association of persons can be...
originating from Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
whose main business activities are scientific development and manufacture of products used to generate solar energy.
They were valued at $1bn in Jan 2008
Nitol’s current and envisaged product groups include the value chain
Value chain
The value chain, is a concept from business management that was first described and popularized by Michael Porter in his 1985 best-seller, Competitive Advantage: Creating and Sustaining Superior Performance.-Firm Level:...
from trichlorosilane to polycrystalline silicon and monocrystalline and multicrystalline silicon wafers.
Nitol Solar production activity is based on two divisions – the Chemical Division and the Polysilicon Division. The divisions are integrated into a single value chain.
The Chemical Division manufactures chlorine
Chlorine
Chlorine is the chemical element with atomic number 17 and symbol Cl. It is the second lightest halogen, found in the periodic table in group 17. The element forms diatomic molecules under standard conditions, called dichlorine...
, caustic soda, a number of chlorine-containing organic and inorganic products and processes gas for the production of trichlorosilane (raw material for polysilicon production).
The Polysilicon Division is focussed on the manufacture of the primary raw material for photovoltaic wafers.
External links
- Official website
- Nitol: Russia's Emerging Solar Power Star, by Jason Bush for Business Week, July 2009
- Data entry for Nitol Solar Ltd. at the Business Week.