# Siltronic inaugurates crystal pulling hall extension at Freiberg site

Siltronic AG officially inaugurated an extension to its crystal pulling hall at the Freiberg site in Saxony, Germany. The new production area, costing several hundred million euros, provides space for the latest generation of crystal pulling systems and created around 60 jobs.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2023-09-14
- Where: Freiberg, Saxony, Germany
- Value: $320.0M (300.0M EUR)
- Jobs: 60
- Starts operating: 14 Sep 2023
- Status: completed
- Capacity: 20,000 square meters usable area
- Products: silicon monocrystals, silicon wafers
- Sectors: [Semiconductors and Industrial Electronics](https://endata.com/sectors/semiconductors-electronics.md)

## Companies

- [Siltronic](https://endata.com/companies/51763.md)

## Sources

- [siltronic.com](https://www.siltronic.com/en/press/press-releases/siltronic-inaugurates-extension-to-crystal-pulling-hall-at-freiberg-site.html), 2023-09-14: "The new production area provides space for the latest generation of crystal pulling systems, which are used to produce silicon monocrystals for wafer production under cleanroom conditions."

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