President Joe Biden takes a tour of the SK Siltron CSS facility in Bay City, Michigan with CEO Jianwei Dong on Nov. 29, 2022. SK Group / YouTube screenshot
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The United States Department of Energy (DOE)’s Loan Programs Office (LPO) has given preliminary approval for a loan of $544 million to SK Siltron CSS for the expansion of manufacturing silicon carbide (SiC) wafers for use in electric vehicles (EVs), a press release from LPO said.
It is anticipated that the conditional commitment to expand production of the essential EV components will create as many as 200 jobs in Bay City, Michigan, during the first phase and up to 200 operations jobs once full production is…
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