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REC Silicon of Moses Lake is praising the recent passage of the Inflation Reduction Act by Congress. The company released its 2nd Quarter Results Wednesday, saying the bill is expected to drive large scale investments to develop a robust solar supply chain in the United States...

REC Silicon is looking to restart its Moses Lake facility in the future, but things are murky as to when that will exactly happen. The company blames uncertain market conditions and Chinese tariffs placed on polysilicon produced in the United States as reasons for why the Fluidized Bed Reactor (FBR) plant in Moses Lake was shut down in July of 2019 ...

From Rep. Dave Rechert: U.S. Representative Dave Reichert (R-WA, 8th District) joined U.S. Senators Patty Murray (D-WA) and Maria Cantwell (D-WA), and U.S. Representatives Dan Newhouse (R-WA, 4th District) and Denny Heck (D-WA, 10th District) to renew their bipartisan defense of the U.S. polysi...

REC Silicon says they have been forced to lay off 40 percent of their Moses Lake workforce due to the on-going solar trade dispute between China and the U.S. and a lower international demand for solar grade polysilicon. In a press release, the company says they haven't been able to access the critical Chinese market since 2014...