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prior quarter. Third quarter EBITDA included a noncash adjustment of USD 16.0
million due to settlement of the property tax dispute announced on October
14, 2020.
REC Silicon reported a cash balance of USD 134.9 million on December 31, 2020
which is USD 99.0 million higher than September 30, 2020 due primarily to the
private placement of equity for NOK 1 billion completed on October 14, 2020.
The Company reported EBITDA contributed by the semiconductor materials segment
of USD 11.7 million for the fourth quarter compared to USD 7.3 million for the
third quarter. This increase in EBITDA was driven by higher silicon gas sales
volumes of 881 MT for the fourth quarter compared to 746 MT for the prior
quarter. In addition, semiconductor grade polysilicon sales volumes increased by
76 MT to 250 MT compared to 174 MT in the prior quarter.
“Once again, the Company has reported consistent financial results for the
fourth quarter. The Semiconductor market has recovered after the Covid-19
weakness and the demand for REC Silicon’s semiconductor silicon gas and
polysilicon are expected to be stronger through 2021. At the same time, we see
that the PV market continues its strong growth and will require additional
polysilicon capacity to meet anticipated demand. This is very encouraging for
our ambition to establish a “low carbon solar value chain” in the EU and the US
to support these attractive solar markets. At the same time, we have made
progress in the discussions with battery companies concerning the use of Silane
in making a more efficient batteries, so I am very optimistic that our effort to
build a profitable portfolio to restart our USD 1.7 billion plant in Moses Lake
will be successful,” said Tore Torvund, CEO of REC Silicon.
For more information, please see the attached fourth quarter 2020 report and
presentation.
The company will host conference call to present the results at 8:00am CET.
Following the presentation, it will be opened for questions from the audience.
The presentation will be in English.
To join the videoconference, use the following link.
https://channel.royalcast.com/landingpage/hegnarmedia/20210219_1/
Audiocast participants need to register to post questions.
REC Silicon will also host a conference call later the same day at 3:00 p.m.
(CET). To join the event via audiocast, use one of the following access numbers.
Please make sure to dial in 5-10 minutes prior to the scheduled start time.
Norway: +47 2350 0296
Sweden: +46 8 5065 3942
United Kingdom: +44 330 336 9411
United States: +1 646 828 8193
Participant code for all countries: 8033046
For further information, please contact:
James A. May II, Chief Financial Officer
Phone: +1 509 989 1023
Email: james.may@recsilicon.com
Nils O. Kjerstad
IR Contact
Phone: +47 9135 6659
Email: nils.kjerstad@crux.no
About REC Silicon
REC Silicon is a leading producer of advanced silicon materials, delivering
high-purity polysilicon and silicon gas to the solar and electronics industries
worldwide. We combine over 30 years of experience and proprietary technology
with the needs of our customers, with annual production capacity of more than
20,000 MT of polysilicon from our two US-based manufacturing plants. Listed on
the Oslo Stock Exchange (ticker: REC), the Company is headquartered in Lysaker,
Norway.
For more information, go to: www.recsilicon.com
This information is subject to the disclosure requirements pursuant to section
5-12 of the Norwegian Securities Trading Act.
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