Hemlock Semiconductor Corporation, based in Michigan, is the largest producer of polysilicon in the United States. It is a subsidiary of Dow Corning founded in 1961, and named after the town of Hemlock, Michigan.
Its current facilities produce some 36,000 tons of polysilicon, ranking it among the top 5 producers worldwide.
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The company expanded with the Japanese joint venture partners Shin-Etsu Chemical and Mitsubishi Materials, for a new $1.2 billion plant opening near Clarksville, Tennessee. It opened in 2012. The plant was under negotiations in 2011 for a further $3 billion expansion, to keep pace with manufacturing competition from China.
In December 2014, Hemlock Semiconductor Corporation announced the permanent closure of the $1.2 billion Tennessee plant, due to adverse conditions from industry oversupply and ongoing challenges from global trade disputes. Many of the approximately fifty employees in Tennessee were offered employment positions in Michigan at the Hemlock Semiconductor or Dow Corning facilities, and the rest received severance packages.
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Hemlock Semiconductor Operations, LLC v. SolarWorld Indst. Sachsen GmbH Case Summary | Law Explained
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Hemlock Semiconductor Operations, LLC v. SolarWorld Industries Sachsen GmbH | 867 F.3d 692 (2017)
The commercial impracticability doctrine excuses contract performance when performance has become impracticable. This standard’s more generous than the traditional common-law impossibility rule. But it doesn’t always help an unlucky party stuck in a costly bargain, as the defendant discovered in Hemlock Semiconductor versus SolarWorld.
Hemlock and SolarWorld signed a long-term supply agreement for Hemlock to provide SolarWorld with specified quantities of polysilicon each year for a fixed price. The contract’s take-or-pay prov...
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Hemlock Semiconductor Corporation v. Kyocera Corporation | 747 Fed. Appx 285 (2018)
In a take or pay contract, the buyer must pay the contract price even if it doesn’t take delivery of the product. In Hemlock Semiconductor Corporation versus Kyocera Corporation, a buyer tried to get out from under its payment obligations.
Kyocera contracted with Hemlock to purchase polysilicon for manufacturing solar panels. The contract contained take or pay provisions requiring Kyocera to take a particular quantity of polysilicon each year. If Kyocera didn’t take the full quantity in a given year, the pay provisions still obligated Kyoce...
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As one of the largest employers in the Great Lakes Bay Region, Hemlock Semiconductor Operations (HSC) has a strong commitment to making life better in the communities where their employees live and work. That commitment was behind HSC’s efforts this turbulent year to help its area communities deal with the danger and harm caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and a devastating flood.
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Hemlock Semiconductor Operations, LLC v. SolarWorld Industries Sachsen GmbH | 867 F.3d 692 (2017)
The commercial impracticability doctrine excuses contract performance when performance has become impracticable. This standard’s more generous than the traditional common-law impossibility rule. But it doesn’t always help an unlucky party stuck in a costly bargain, as the defendant discovered in Hemlock Semiconductor versus SolarWorld.
Hemlock and SolarWorld signed a long-term supply agreement for Hemlock to provide SolarWorld with specified quantities of polysilicon each year for a fixed price. The contract’s take-or-pay provision required SolarWorld to pay that price each year even if SolarWorld didn’t take delivery of all the polysilicon. A liquidated-damages provision stated that if SolarWorld didn’t pay the specified amount in a given year, Hemlock could terminate the agreement, and SolarWorld would owe the full balance due over the agreement’s remaining life.
At first, polysilicon’s market price outpaced the contract price, benefitting SolarWorld. But when the Chinese government began subsidizing its national polysilicon manufacture and dumped substantial amounts of the product onto the market, the market price dropped below the contract price. Hemlock and SolarWorld negotiated a short-term price modification, but couldn’t reach further agreement when that modification expired.
After SolarWorld failed to purchase the requisite quantities of polysilicon or make payment under the take-or-pay provision, Hemlock filed a breach-of-contract suit in federal district court, requesting the full amount of liquidated damages. SolarWorld asserted commercial impracticability and frustration of purpose as affirmative defenses. The district court granted Hemlock’s summary-judgment motion, entering judgment for the full liquidated damages amount. SolarWorld appealed to the Sixth Circuit.
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Hemlock Semiconductor Operations, LLC v. SolarWorld Industries Sachsen GmbH | 867 F.3d 692 (2017)
The commercial impracticability doctrine excuses contract performance when performance has become impracticable. This standard’s more generous than the traditional common-law impossibility rule. But it doesn’t always help an unlucky party stuck in a costly bargain, as the defendant discovered in Hemlock Semiconductor versus SolarWorld.
Hemlock and SolarWorld signed a long-term supply agreement for Hemlock to provide SolarWorld with specified quantities of polysilicon each year for a fixed price. The contract’s take-or-pay provision required SolarWorld to pay that price each year even if SolarWorld didn’t take delivery of all the polysilicon. A liquidated-damages provision stated that if SolarWorld didn’t pay the specified amount in a given year, Hemlock could terminate the agreement, and SolarWorld would owe the full balance due over the agreement’s remaining life.
At first, polysilicon’s market price outpaced the contract price, benefitting SolarWorld. But when the Chinese government began subsidizing its national polysilicon manufacture and dumped substantial amounts of the product onto the market, the market price dropped below the contract price. Hemlock and SolarWorld negotiated a short-term price modification, but couldn’t reach further agreement when that modification expired.
After SolarWorld failed to purchase the requisite quantities of polysilicon or make payment under the take-or-pay provision, Hemlock filed a breach-of-contract suit in federal district court, requesting the full amount of liquidated damages. SolarWorld asserted commercial impracticability and frustration of purpose as affirmative defenses. The district court granted Hemlock’s summary-judgment motion, entering judgment for the full liquidated damages amount. SolarWorld appealed to the Sixth Circuit.
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Hemlock Semiconductor Corporation v. Kyocera Corporation | 747 Fed. Appx 285 (2018)
In a take or pay contract, the buyer must pay the contract price even if it doesn’t take delivery of the product. In Hemlock Semiconductor Corporation versus Kyocera Corporation, a buyer tried to get out from under its payment obligations.
Kyocera contracted with Hemlock to purchase polysilicon for manufacturing solar panels. The contract contained take or pay provisions requiring Kyocera to take a particular quantity of polysilicon each year. If Kyocera didn’t take the full quantity in a given year, the pay provisions still obligated Kyocera to pay the full contract price.
After several years, the polysilicon market collapsed. At that point, the contract price was much higher than the market rate. Hemlock temporarily agreed to reduce the price. Later, however, Hemlock indicated that it intended to enforce the contract at the original price.
Hemlock sued Kyocera in federal court, seeking a declaratory judgment that Kyocera had repudiated the contract by suggesting it wouldn’t comply with the pay provisions. Kyocera counterclaimed for a declaratory judgment that the pay provisions were an illegal penalty. The district court granted Hemlock’s motion to dismiss Kyocera’s counterclaim. Kyocera appealed to the Sixth Circuit.
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Hemlock Semiconductor Corporation v. Kyocera Corporation | 747 Fed. Appx 285 (2018)
In a take or pay contract, the buyer must pay the contract price even if it doesn’t take delivery of the product. In Hemlock Semiconductor Corporation versus Kyocera Corporation, a buyer tried to get out from under its payment obligations.
Kyocera contracted with Hemlock to purchase polysilicon for manufacturing solar panels. The contract contained take or pay provisions requiring Kyocera to take a particular quantity of polysilicon each year. If Kyocera didn’t take the full quantity in a given year, the pay provisions still obligated Kyocera to pay the full contract price.
After several years, the polysilicon market collapsed. At that point, the contract price was much higher than the market rate. Hemlock temporarily agreed to reduce the price. Later, however, Hemlock indicated that it intended to enforce the contract at the original price.
Hemlock sued Kyocera in federal court, seeking a declaratory judgment that Kyocera had repudiated the contract by suggesting it wouldn’t comply with the pay provisions. Kyocera counterclaimed for a declaratory judgment that the pay provisions were an illegal penalty. The district court granted Hemlock’s motion to dismiss Kyocera’s counterclaim. Kyocera appealed to the Sixth Circuit.
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As one of the largest employers in the Great Lakes Bay Region, Hemlock Semiconductor Operations (HSC) has a strong commitment to making life better in the communities where their employees live and work. That commitment was behind HSC’s efforts this turbulent year to help its area communities deal with the danger and harm caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and a devastating flood.
The MFG Community Impact Award recognizes a manufacturing company that has shown exemplary leadership in serving its community or state, and is an example of the involved and giving nature of manufacturers.
As one of the largest employers in the Great Lakes Bay Region, Hemlock Semiconductor Operations (HSC) has a strong commitment to making life better in the communities where their employees live and work. That commitment was behind HSC’s efforts this turbulent year to help its area communities deal with the danger and harm caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and a devastating flood.
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Hemlock Semiconductor Operations, LLC v. SolarWorld Industries Sachsen GmbH | 867 F.3d 692 (2017)
The commercial impracticability doctrine excuses contract performance when performance has become impracticable. This standard’s more generous than the traditional common-law impossibility rule. But it doesn’t always help an unlucky party stuck in a costly bargain, as the defendant discovered in Hemlock Semiconductor versus SolarWorld.
Hemlock and SolarWorld signed a long-term supply agreement for Hemlock to provide SolarWorld with specified quantities of polysilicon each year for a fixed price. The contract’s take-or-pay provision required SolarWorld to pay that price each year even if SolarWorld didn’t take delivery of all the polysilicon. A liquidated-damages provision stated that if SolarWorld didn’t pay the specified amount in a given year, Hemlock could terminate the agreement, and SolarWorld would owe the full balance due over the agreement’s remaining life.
At first, polysilicon’s market price outpaced the contract price, benefitting SolarWorld. But when the Chinese government began subsidizing its national polysilicon manufacture and dumped substantial amounts of the product onto the market, the market price dropped below the contract price. Hemlock and SolarWorld negotiated a short-term price modification, but couldn’t reach further agreement when that modification expired.
After SolarWorld failed to purchase the requisite quantities of polysilicon or make payment under the take-or-pay provision, Hemlock filed a breach-of-contract suit in federal district court, requesting the full amount of liquidated damages. SolarWorld asserted commercial impracticability and frustration of purpose as affirmative defenses. The district court granted Hemlock’s summary-judgment motion, entering judgment for the full liquidated damages amount. SolarWorld appealed to the Sixth Circuit.
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Hemlock Semiconductor Corporation v. Kyocera Corporation | 747 Fed. Appx 285 (2018)
In a take or pay contract, the buyer must pay the contract price even if it doesn’t take delivery of the product. In Hemlock Semiconductor Corporation versus Kyocera Corporation, a buyer tried to get out from under its payment obligations.
Kyocera contracted with Hemlock to purchase polysilicon for manufacturing solar panels. The contract contained take or pay provisions requiring Kyocera to take a particular quantity of polysilicon each year. If Kyocera didn’t take the full quantity in a given year, the pay provisions still obligated Kyocera to pay the full contract price.
After several years, the polysilicon market collapsed. At that point, the contract price was much higher than the market rate. Hemlock temporarily agreed to reduce the price. Later, however, Hemlock indicated that it intended to enforce the contract at the original price.
Hemlock sued Kyocera in federal court, seeking a declaratory judgment that Kyocera had repudiated the contract by suggesting it wouldn’t comply with the pay provisions. Kyocera counterclaimed for a declaratory judgment that the pay provisions were an illegal penalty. The district court granted Hemlock’s motion to dismiss Kyocera’s counterclaim. Kyocera appealed to the Sixth Circuit.
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The MFG Community Impact Award recognizes a manufacturing company that has shown exemplary leadership in serving its community or state, and is an example of the involved and giving nature of manufacturers.
As one of the largest employers in the Great Lakes Bay Region, Hemlock Semiconductor Operations (HSC) has a strong commitment to making life better in the communities where their employees live and work. That commitment was behind HSC’s efforts this turbulent year to help its area communities deal with the danger and harm caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and a devastating flood.
Hemlock Semiconductor Corporation, based in Michigan, is the largest producer of polysilicon in the United States. It is a subsidiary of Dow Corning founded in 1961, and named after the town of Hemlock, Michigan.
Its current facilities produce some 36,000 tons of polysilicon, ranking it among the top 5 producers worldwide.
Tennessee facility
The company expanded with the Japanese joint venture partners Shin-Etsu Chemical and Mitsubishi Materials, for a new $1.2 billion plant opening near Clarksville, Tennessee. It opened in 2012. The plant was under negotiations in 2011 for a further $3 billion expansion, to keep pace with manufacturing competition from China.
In December 2014, Hemlock Semiconductor Corporation announced the permanent closure of the $1.2 billion Tennessee plant, due to adverse conditions from industry oversupply and ongoing challenges from global trade disputes. Many of the approximately fifty employees in Tennessee were offered employment positions in Michigan at the Hemlock Semiconductor or Dow Corning facilities, and the rest received severance packages.
Some recent achievements include the acquisition of Samsung Corning Precision Materials, the strategic realignment of Corning’s ownership interest in Dow CorningCorporation, and Corning’s majority ownership position in Hemlock Semiconductor.
Michigan’s demonstrated leadership in advanced manufacturing within the semiconductor field is also evident in companies such as Hemlock Semiconductor Corporation, the largest producer of polysilicon in the U.S.
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