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Materials

DuPont Makes More Solar Panel Polymer

by Michael McCoy
August 30, 2010 | A version of this story appeared in Volume 88, Issue 35

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An aerial view of DuPont’s Fayetteville plant.
Credit: DuPont
An aerial view of DuPont’s Fayetteville plant.

DuPont has expanded a plant in Fayetteville, N.C., that makes polyvinyl fluoride, a raw material for its Tedlar brand film. The expansion is part of a previously announced $295 million project to double capacity for Tedlar, used as a backsheet on photovoltaic panels. DuPont is also expanding film production in Circleville, Ohio.

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