HomeNon-ferrous MetalsBase metalsAluminiumAluminium Archive US bans chip-grade silicon from China, citing forced labor of Uygurs The US government’s Department of Commerce has banned imports of silicon from Hoshine Silicon Industry, the world’s largest silicon metal producer, and four other companies in China’s Uygur region, which the US accuses of using forced labor. Hoshine, and other banned companies, produce polysilicon which is used in computer chips. These are needed for solar energy panels but are in acutely short supply in the US and... Email this article Your details Your recipients's details You can enter a maximum of 5 recipients. Use ; to separate email addresses. Email yourself a copy? Enter the code: Ok You might notice something different here.As we continue our evolution, our data and market news is now available through the Fastmarkets platform and a trial of this website is no longer available. Already registered? Log in Our new delivery solution allows you to access the prices and news that matters most to you in a way that delivers value, quality and a unique, fully customizable view for you. Learn More We are developing an experience that allows you to test drive building your view of our data and news on the new platform. In the meantime, we can prepare a quote for you and show you around. Get Started Contact Us +44 (0) 20 7779 8260 hello.mb@fastmarkets.com Published Orla O'Sullivan June 24, 2021 19:35 GMT New York Keywords Commerce Department polysilicon imports China chip shortage solar power Hoshine Xinjiang Related news {{article|snippet:'title'|removeHtmlTags}} {{article|fields:'dates'|date:dateArticleFormat}}
