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DuPont to Invest $120 Million to Increase Capacity for Tedlar PV Module Materials

Company expects $1 billion in PV sales by 2012

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By: DAVID SAVASTANO

Editor, Ink World Magazine

DuPont is providing further details of a multi-phase production expansion for its high-performance DuPont Tedlar polyvinyl fluoride (PVF) product line. This phase of the expansion represents more than $120 million in investment which increases, by over 50 percent, the capacity of monomer and resin used in producing Tedlar films. Tedlar films serve as the critical backsheet component, providing long-term durability for photovoltaic modules in all-weather conditions. Site selections for this ph...

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