The company is opening a massive plant in Michigan to make a critical component of solar panels. It’s going toe to toe with China. Just off a rural road in Michigan near a pumpkin stand, workers for industrial company Corning are assembling a one-of-a-kind solar energy plant. The towering gray warehouse complex is the company’s largest … Read full story
US solar manufacturer Corning has started ingot and wafer production at its Michigan plant, during the third quarter of 2025. Ramping up is expected to continue during Q4 2025, with the company expecting daily production of wafers to jump from thousands to more than one million in the last three months of 2025. Corning plans … Read full story
Dozens packed Delta College’s downtown Saginaw campus Wednesday night, not for class, but for a chance to build their future. The event, hosted by Corning, Hemlock Semiconductor (HSC) and the community-based group H.E.L.P., aimed to connect mid-Michigan residents with information, resources, and tools to prepare for careers in advanced manufacturing and technology. Organizers tell TV5 … Read full story
Two Flint educational institutions have secured a substantial state grant to introduce elementary students to advanced manufacturing careers through a new hands-on learning program. Sloan Museum of Discovery and Longway Planetarium received $325,000 from the Michigan Economic Development Corporation and the Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity to launch PowerUp! Workshops, targeting fourth graders … Read full story
For many more years, sunny days at Dow Diamond will provide more than just a nice afternoon to watch the Great Lakes Loons. A ribbon cutting by the Midland Business Alliance on Thursday afternoon celebrated 80 new solar panels outside the east end of the stadium in Midland, which will provide more than 50,000 kilowatt … Read full story
Twice each year, HSC’s Community and Regional Empowerment (CARE) Grants provide funding to nonprofit organizations across the Great Lakes Bay Region to support their work in strengthening communities, youth and families. “Enhancing the quality of life in the communities where our employees live and raise their families is the primary goal of HSC’s CARE grant … Read full story
Hemlock, Mich. – Hemlock Semiconductor (HSC), the nation’s leading producer of hyper-pure polysilicon for the semiconductor and solar industries, today announced the addition of two new leaders to its commercial team. Fahim Islam will serve as Global Solar Commercial Director and Matthew Bierman will serve as Chemical Sales Commercial Director. Both will report to Phil … Read full story
Brooke Beebe, of Midland, was appointed by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer in February to serve on the Michigan Economic Development Corporation Executive Committee. Beebe is the senior vice president for advocacy and engagement at Hemlock Semiconductor. Beebe has been with HSC since 2017 and previously served as the director of government affairs for Dow Chemical. Beebe … Read full story
Technology Leader Mark Loboda Will Retire in October Hemlock, Mich. — Hemlock Semiconductor (HSC), the nation’s leading producer of hyper-pure polysilicon for the semiconductor and solar industries, today announced that Vice President of Process Engineering Roy Furbank has been appointed Chief Technology Officer (CTO). Furbank will continue in his current role in addition to assuming … Read full story
Premium American Polysilicon, Wafers, and Solar Cells Maximize Domestic Content, Enable U.S.-Made Module Suniva, the largest and oldest U.S. manufacturer of high-efficiency monocrystalline silicon solar cells, and Heliene Inc., a leading U.S. solar PV module manufacturer, today announced a landmark deal with Corning Incorporated (NYSE: GLW) to provide the U.S. domestic market with the only … Read full story