Deadline Extended to Apply for Hemlock Semiconductor Scholarships to Michigan Tech’s Engineering Scholars Summer Youth Program

Students from Bay, Midland, Saginaw & Gratiot Counties Now Can Apply Until May 1 HEMLOCK, Mich. ― Hemlock Semiconductor Operations (HSC) today said the application deadline for the 30 scholarships it’s offering to Great Lakes Bay Region high school students interested in attending Michigan Technological University’s Engineering Scholars Summer Youth Program has been pushed back to … Read more

Hemlock Semiconductor Names New Chief Information Officer

Keith Carey to succeed Kirk Royster, who will retire in late 2020 HEMLOCK, Mich. ― Hemlock Semiconductor Operations (HSC), the country’s largest manufacturer of ultra-pure polysilicon used in solar panels and semiconductors, has named Keith Carey as its new Chief Information Officer. Carey, 56, succeeds Kirk Royster, who will focus on continued implementation of strategic projects … Read more

Schools and other groups awarded CARE grants

When Kolb and McAlear-Sawden elementary schools in Bay City won a CARE Grant recently from Hemlock Semiconductor Operations (HSC), it meant a whole new learning opportunity for the more than 1,000 students.

HSC Awards First Round of CARE Grants through Area Community Foundations

Local organizations in Bay, Midland and Saginaw counties to receive financial help HEMLOCK, Mich. ― When Kolb and McAlear-Sawden elementary schools in Bay City won a CARE Grant recently from Hemlock Semiconductor Operations (HSC), it meant a whole new learning opportunity for the more than 1,000 students. The money will help the schools purchase nonfiction reading … Read more

Manufacturers of U.S.-Made Polysilicon Praise Purchase Commitments in Phase 1 of U.S.-China Trade Deal

Critical Source of Key Material for Semiconductors, Solar Panels Could Benefit WASHINGTON ― The United States’ three remaining manufacturers of polysilicon today thanked President Trump and praised U.S. negotiators for securing the Chinese commitment to purchase U.S. polysilicon in the Phase 1 U.S.-China trade deal, while noting any benefit for U.S. manufacturers and workers will depend … Read more

New law provides boost to expanding renewables

Here at Hemlock Semiconductor Operations (HSC), we cheered when Gov. Gretchen Whitmer recently signed legislation guaranteeing that business owners and homeowners who install solar panels no longer risk an increase in their property tax bills.