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Highland Materials Plant
Highland Materials
Surgoinsville, TN, USA
-82.8147987, 36.4669414
The Big Green Machine Site ID: 569
Additional Information:
Sector: Solar
Activity: Materials Processing
Product: Polysilicon
Project Announcement Date: 4/23/2024
Target for Starting Production: 2026
Date Commercial Production Started:
Announced Post Inflation Reduction Act: Yes
Target Annual Production: 17637 tpa
Operating Status: Planned
Target Jobs: 400
Capital Investment: $1000 million
Congressional District: TN1
Government Subsidies:
Local/State: $255.6 million
Federal:
Advanced Technology Manufacturing Loan: $0 million
IRA 48C Grant: $255.6 million
Selected Sources:
“Our Facility”, Highland Materials, 21 Aug 2023. 🔗
“Highland Materials secures US$255.6 million 48C tax credit to build polysilicon plant in the US”, Jonathan Touriño Jacobo, PV Tech, 22 Apr 2024. 🔗
“Highland Materials secures US$255.6 million 48C tax credit to build polysilicon plant in the US”, Highland Materials, Highland Materials, 23 Apr 2024. 🔗
“Our Facility”, Highland Materials, 21 Aug 2023. 🔗
“A billion-dollar solar factory is coming to major a U.S. state — and hundreds of high-paying jobs are on the way”, Mike Taylor, The Cool Down, 25 Sep 2024. 🔗
“Polysilicon solar manufacturing facility to be built on abandoned nuclear project site in Tennessee”, Rachel Metea, pv magazine USA, 10 Aug 2025. 🔗
“Our Facility”, Highland Materials, 21 Aug 2023. 🔗
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