Polycrystalline silicon, or polysilicon as it is more commonly known, is the principle component used in the manufacturing of photovoltaic (PV) cells.

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On the greener side of things, Ceradyne opens a factory this month in China to produce gear used in the production of polycrystalline silicon for the solar power industry.

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Continue on to Mobile and a Mitsubishi Electric plant is emerging from the red earth and, some time next year, will account for 6% of the world's supply of polycrystalline silicon for compact discs and microchips.

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Presidential leadership, environmentalism, and fiscal responsibility all placed neatly inside one shiny polycrystalline-silicon box.

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