Novara Environmental Statement 2007 English MEMC-NO ...

02GeneralinformationThe MEMC ElectronicMaterials Inc. groupMEMC Electronic Materials is aninternational group producing ultra-puresilicon, operating in thefi eld of microelectronics and,since 2004, solar photovoltaics.The head offi ce of the multinationalgroup can be found in St.Peters, Missouri (USA). Thereare a total of 9 productive sitesthroughout the world. These aresituated in America, Asia and Europeand they cover the wholeglobe with their commercial net.Productively MEMC is representedin Europe by MEMC ElectronicMaterials S.p.A. with the sitesat Merano and Novara. The lastof these is the European head office and is also the object of thisenvi ronmental statement. On aworld scale the group consi sts ofanother fi ve productive sites (Threein the USA, one in Japan, onein Malaysia and one in Taiwan,whose Memc has become theonly owner in 2003) plus two jointven ture schemes with other partnersrespectively situated in theUSA, Korea and Taiwan.St.Peters,MissouriSherman,TexasPasadena,Texasfi g.1 - Sites throughout the worldNovara,ItalyMerano,ItalyKuala Lumpur,MalaysiaHsinchu,TaiwanCheonan,KoreaUtsunomiya,Japan4