Press Releases

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

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