- CEO
- William Kurtis Levens
- Full Time Employees
- 466
- Sector
- Technology
- Industry
- Semiconductors
- Address
- Fornebuveien 84 Lysaker Norway 1324
- IPO Date
- Mar 13, 2009
- Business
- REC Silicon ASA produces silane-based high-purity silicon materials for the semiconductor, flat panel display, solar and silicon anode battery industries; core products include Signature Silane gas (SiH4), specialty silicon gases such as dichlorosilane (DCS), monochlorosilane (MCS) and disilane, electronic-grade (EG) polysilicon, and flowable polysilicon; silane gas serves as a standalone product and feedstock for downstream processing. The company operates manufacturing facilities in Butte, Montana, and Moses Lake, Washington, with the latter maintained in recoverable mode for potential silane restarts; sales support offices are located in Asia and the United States. Founded in 1996 and headquartered in Lysaker, Norway, REC Silicon serves global customers through subsidiaries including REC Silicon Inc., REC Solar Grade Silicon LLC and REC Advanced Silicon Materials LLC in the US.
REC Silicon transitioned in 2024 to a pure-play silicon gas producer by discontinuing polysilicon production at both Butte and Moses Lake facilities due to high electricity costs, qualification failures for ultra-high purity granular polysilicon and market challenges; this followed unsuccessful efforts to meet customer specifications at Moses Lake, leading to layoffs and facility shutdowns. Hanwha Corp. and Hanwha Solutions, the largest shareholders via Anchor AS, launched an all-cash acquisition offer in April 2025 at NOK 2.2 per share (approximately USD 88.6 million total), unanimously recommended by the board to enhance partnerships, integrate operations and provide financial support including loan extensions; additional funding from Hanwha affiliates included a USD 6.5 million short-term loan in August 2025 and extensions of USD 50 million and USD 30 million facilities into 2026. In Q3 2025, the company reported restructuring with a 10% workforce reduction, cash inflows from USD 20 million in new loans, and priorities to monetize non-core assets, optimize Butte silane capacity of 7,400 MT and target growth in semiconductors, solar PV and anode markets amid US capacity expansions.