SILICON TETRACHLORIDE MARKET SIZE AND SHARE ANALYSIS - GROWTH TRENDS AND FORECASTS (2024-2031)
Silicon Tetrachloride Market, By Grade Type (Electronic Grade, Technical Grade, and Others), By Application (Chemical Intermediate, Optic Fibres, Semiconductors, and Others), By Geography (North America, Latin America, Europe, Asia Pacific, Middle East & Africa)
In April 2024, a publication by Solène Fovelle proposed silicon tetrachloride (SiCl4) as a potential working fluid for high-temperature Rankine Cycles. The publication demonstrated that SiCl4 has the ability to surpass the thermal stability limit of fluids currently used in Organic Rankine Cycles (ORC).
In 2021, the Germany-based specialty chemicals company Evonik Industries Ag and the China-based company Wynca agreed to form a joint venture. The new company, in which Evonik will hold 60% of the shares, will produce fumed silica marketed under the name AEROSIL.
In April 2021, Ascensus Specialties, a U.S.-based chemical company, acquired Strem Chemicals, Inc., a U.S.-based manufacturer and supplier of specialty chemicals