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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=PT link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>Dear all</span>,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>We are a small lab and through the years have accumulated hundreds of used silicon wafers and would like to dispose of them.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>I considered having them recycled but we would need a thousand minimum. The ideal for us would be to send them to a company that can remelt the silicon into ingots, but I only found a company in the US and we are in Europe.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Also, there are not many semiconductor labs in Portugal so I am having trouble finding options.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>What do you do with your used wafers?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Thank you in advance,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Virginia Soares<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:PT'>Melhores Cumprimentos/ Best Regards<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:PT'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:PT'>Virginia Soares<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:PT'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:PT'><img width=40 height=35 style='width:.4166in;height:.3645in' id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.png@01DC556E.48E76500">INESC-MN<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:PT'>Rua Alves Redol,9<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:PT'>1000-029 LISBON<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:PT'>PORTUGAL<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:PT'>Tel: +3513100237<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:PT'>https://inesc-mn.pt<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>