The Highland Materials team has chosen the Phipps Bend Industrial Park in Hawkins County, TN as the project location. This site was originally planned as a nuclear power plant site in the 1980’s. The Highland site is approximately 100 acres, meeting our current needs and allows for future expansion. Power is provided by the TVA. 

Our energy-efficient process has a much smaller footprint than that of other silicon manufacturing methods and a much lower power consumption per kg produced. Whereas traditional approaches can require as much as 120 kWh to produce one kilogram of silicon, Silicor’s process is able to produce the same quantity at just 20 to 40 kWh per kilogram. These significantly reduced energy requirements help us slash greenhouse gas emissions, and enable a larger energy payback for our customers. The project will provide over 400 high paying, high quality manufacturing jobs.