Nanografi ships SilverPaste
Turkish firm Nanografi says it has developed an indigenous SilverPaste conductive adhesive for electronics and high‑demand solar applications, aiming to reduce import dependence. The announcement positions a local materials supplier as a potential node in domestic electronics and photovoltaic supply chains. (x.com)
Silver paste is the conductive ink that carries electricity through a solar cell and many electronic parts, and Nanografi says it has started shipping a Turkish-made version from Ankara. (nanografi.com) Nanografi sells the material through its chemicals, energy, and advanced materials units, describing it as silver particles mixed with binder and solvent for use in electronics, photovoltaic solar cells, thick-film circuits, and semiconductor packaging. (chemicals.nanografi.com) On its product pages, the company lists multiple formulations, including a room-temperature curable conductive adhesive and a solderable paste for solar-cell metallization, the step that prints current-collecting lines onto a cell. (shop.nanografi.com) That puts the product in a supply-chain segment Turkey has been trying to localize as its solar manufacturing base expands. The International Energy Agency has said solar photovoltaic manufacturing is heavily concentrated geographically, with China dominating much of the chain. (iea.org) Turkey has pushed domestic production with tariffs and incentives while its solar market keeps growing. Pv magazine reported in 2024 that Turkey’s operating solar fleet had passed 12 gigawatts, and in 2025 that the HIT-30 program set out a $2.5 billion package aimed at 15 gigawatts of domestic ingot, wafer, and cell capacity. (pv-magazine.com) The bottleneck is not module assembly alone. Pv magazine reported in April 2025 that Turkey had “tens of gigawatts” of manufacturing capacity but that nearly all producers still imported Chinese solar cells before assembling panels locally. (pv-magazine.com) Silver paste is also one of the pricier inputs inside a solar cell. Pv magazine reported in January and February 2026 that silver paste can account for up to 30% of total solar-cell production costs, pushing manufacturers to cut silver use or find alternative metallization methods. (pv-magazine.com) Nanografi is not a new entrant to advanced materials. The company says it was founded in Middle East Technical University Technopolis, operates in more than 100 countries, and manufactures from sites in Ankara, including a production facility in the İvedik Organized Industrial Zone. (nanografi.com) Turkey’s solar industry is still attracting foreign-backed upstream investment alongside local suppliers. Pv magazine reported in 2025 that Astronergy planned a $500 million solar-cell factory in Turkey, while Drinda, Schmid, and Pekintas announced a 5 gigawatt cell plant in a market the same report said had less than 2 gigawatts of cell capacity. (pv-magazine.com) If Nanografi can supply paste at commercial volumes and consistent performance, it would fill a smaller but necessary layer of that build-out: the material that helps a cell or circuit carry current after the factories arrive. (shop.nanografi.com)
