SCI Engineered Materials Inc., a manufacturer of advanced materials for physical vapor deposition thin film applications, has received a $450,000 order for thin film solar products from a customer in Asia.

“We are very pleased to receive this order from one of our thin film solar customers in Asia who recently resumed operations after idling production in 2013,” said Dan Rooney, president and CEO of SCI. “Based on this order and recent indications from multiple customers, we believe this is the beginning of a period of consistent growth for the thin film solar market. Our long-term strategy of developing business in Asia continues to progress and recent events, bolstered by last month’s Paris Climate Conference landmark agreement by 195 nations to systematically reduce greenhouse gas emissions, underscore the importance of our ongoing commitment to the thin film solar market.”

SCI manufactures sputtering targets for select growth markets in the physical vapor deposition industry.