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Siltronic, Burghausen
Burghausen, Germany48.17°N 12.83°E
computed criticality36/100
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One of the world's leading silicon-wafer makers, often cited as the fourth-largest producer worldwide and the largest outside Japan. 300 mm production in Burghausen and Freiberg.
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The silicon-wafer market is highly concentrated around a few, mostly Japanese, players, leaving few substitute suppliers in Europe. An energy- and capital-intensive business.
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Siltronic
Shin-Etsu
SUMCO
GlobalWafers
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