Hemlock Semiconductor to Vertically Integrate Polysilicon Production

Acquisition of DuPont’s Trichlorosilane Operations Will Strengthen Position in Semiconductor, Solar Industries and Enable Accelerated Decarbonization of the Solar Supply Chain HEMLOCK, Mich. ― Hemlock Semiconductor Operations (HSC) today announced its acquisition of a DuPont business that makes trichlorosilane (TCS), the primary raw material used in producing the ultra-pure polysilicon HSC supplies to the semiconductor and … Read more

HSC Awards Second Round of CARE Grants through Area Community Foundations

Local organizations in Bay, Midland and Saginaw counties receiving financial help HEMLOCK, Mich. — For decades, students in the Future Farmers of America (FFA) Chapter at Chesaning Union High School had to walk a lengthy distance to work with animals in a 40-yearold barn and 30-year-old greenhouse that were both small and outdated. Efforts to … Read more

Hemlock Area STEM Center Holds Virtual Groundbreaking

Center will support programs in engineering, design and FIRST Robotics for area students HEMLOCK, Mich. ― The new Hemlock Area STEM Center held a virtual groundbreaking today for what will become the future home for robotics and other STEM-related programs for Merrill, Swan Valley, St. Charles, Freeland and Hemlock school districts. The announcement comes as public … Read more

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.