Where does Maxeon Solar Technologies source the inputs in this product?

This map traces 36 inputs across 11 countries, including 17 mines and refiners. It is compiled from public sources and is not an audited bill of materials.

How much of the Maxeon Solar Technologies supply chain sits in a covered nation?

17 of 36 mapped inputs are sited in a covered nation (China, Russia, Iran or North Korea) or named on a federal restricted-party list. A further 8 carry elevated sourcing risk without either basis.

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Where does Maxeon Solar Technologies source its components?

Singapore. Supply chain mapped to 36 inputs across 11 countries.

Federal screeningUnder Review

Uncertain. Maxeon Solar Technologies is not named on any of the 3 federal restricted-party lists screened for this record (DOD Section 1260H, BIS Entity List, OFAC SDN List), but its FEOC status is unresolved and depends on ownership or component-level analysis. Is Maxeon Solar Technologies a Foreign Entity of Concern?

Upstream sourcing exposure

High58% weighted

17 in covered nations - 8 elevated, of 36 nodes.

Where inputs are mined and refined. Not a FEOC determination for the company -- see the federal list screening above.

Refining chokepoint

5 of 10 processing/refining steps in covered nations

Where the exposure sits - by supply-chain tier

Producer1

Component12

Processing / Refining10

Raw Material6

Mine / Extraction7

designated covered nation elevated no known factor not assessed

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Sourcing Concentration by Country

Covered NationAllied NationOther

Sourcing risk across the graph

Where each input is mined or refined. Not a FEOC determination for the company.

Designated (0%)

Covered nation (47%)

Elevated (22%)

No known factor (31%)

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Node Types

Producer

Supplier

Component

Processing / Refining

Raw Material

Mine / Extraction

Logistics

Sourcing risk

Federally designated - named on a restricted-party list

Covered nation - sited in China, Russia, Iran or North Korea

Elevated - documented concentration risk, no federal listing

No known risk factor - not a compliance clearance

Not assessed - no sourcing judgement was made

Relationships

Transformation - manufactures / assembles

Refining - midstream processing (FEOC chokepoint)

Supply handoff - supplies / sources from

Arrows point in the direction material flows (input to product).

Every mapped input in the Maxeon Solar Technologies supply chain

36 nodes, grouped by supply-chain tier. Sourcing risk describes where an input is mined or refined; it is not a FEOC determination for Maxeon Solar Technologies.

Producer (1)

Input	Origin	Sourcing risk	Basis
Maxeon Solar TechnologiesHQ Singapore; IBC cell fabs in Philippines & Malaysia; module assembly in Mexico & France	Singapore	Elevated sourcing risk	IBC/back-contact solar modules. Polysilicon explicitly non-China (Germany/Korea/US closed list), but downstream metals (Al frame, Cu, Ag, glass, encapsulant) run through China-dominated midstream -> overall review.

Component (12)

Input	Origin	Sourcing risk	Basis
IBC Solar Cell (crystalline silicon)Maxeon 3 cell fab, Philippines (~560MW); also Malaysia	Philippines	No known risk factor	Interdigitated back-contact cell built on a patented copper foundation; wafers made exclusively from non-China polysilicon.
Module Lamination & AssemblyMexicali/Mexico module plants; France	Mexico	Elevated sourcing risk	Cells laminated between glass/encapsulant, framed, and junction-boxed into finished panels.
Monocrystalline Silicon WaferThird-party ingot/wafer partners (TZS and others outside China)	Malaysia	Elevated sourcing risk	Maxeon does not ingot/wafer itself; specifies non-China polysilicon feedstock. Wafering partners partly in Asia -> review.
High-Purity Quartz CrucibleConsumable for CZ ingot pulling	United States	No known risk factor	Fused-quartz crucible for Czochralski ingot growth; ~70-90% of world HPQ from Spruce Pine, NC.
Copper Foundation / Plated Cu ContactsElectroplated onto rear of IBC cell	Philippines	Elevated sourcing risk	Maxeon's signature thick plated-copper metallization replaces silver ribbons. Copper metal midstream is China-heavy.
Silver Metallization PasteRear-contact paste (reduced vs standard cells due to Cu plating)	China	Covered nation	Silver paste for screen-printed contacts; paste conversion and silver refining concentrated in China.
Anodized Aluminum FrameExtruded/anodized Al profile	China	Covered nation	Rigid module frame; aluminum extrusion and smelting China-dominated.
Low-iron Tempered Solar GlassRolled 3.2mm patterned coverglass	China	Covered nation	China ~74% of solar-glass volume (Xinyi, Flat Glass Group, CSG) -> flagged.
EVA / POE Encapsulant FilmExtruded encapsulant film	China	Covered nation	Hangzhou First >50% share; encapsulant film supply China-dominated -> flagged.
Polymer Backsheet (fluoropolymer)Fluoropolymer-coated backsheet	China	Covered nation	Jolywood and other China producers lead fluoropolymer backsheets -> flagged.
Junction Box + Bypass DiodesRear-mounted J-box with diodes/connectors	China	Covered nation	J-box and connector supply concentrated in China -> flagged.
Tin-coated Copper Solder RibbonCopper ribbon with Sn(:Pb) solder coating	China	Covered nation	Interconnect ribbon; tin solder refining China-concentrated.

Processing and refining (10)

Input	Origin	Sourcing risk	Basis
Polysilicon Refiner - Hemlock SemiconductorHemlock, Michigan, USA	United States	No known risk factor	US Siemens-process polysilicon; qualified on Maxeon closed list.
Polysilicon Refiner - WackerBurghausen/Nunchritz, Germany (also Charleston TN)	Germany	No known risk factor	German polysilicon; allied, non-China.
Polysilicon Refiner - OCIOCI, South Korea (and Malaysia expansion)	South Korea	No known risk factor	Korean polysilicon; allied-refined, non-China.
Silicon Metal Smelter (allied)Carbothermic arc furnaces, US/Norway/allied	United States	No known risk factor	Quartz + carbon reduced to ~99% silicon metal. Maxeon uses non-China smelters to keep the whole chain clean.
HPQ Processor - Sibelco / The Quartz CorpSibelco IOTA & The Quartz Corp, Spruce Pine, North Carolina	United States	No known risk factor	Near-monopoly on 4N8+ high-purity quartz; allied (Belgium/Norway ownership, US mine).
Copper Smelter / ElectrorefineryChinese copper smelters/electrorefineries	China	Covered nation	China dominates copper cathode refining; FEOC midstream chokepoint.
Silver Smelter/RefineryByproduct silver refining from base-metal smelters	China	Covered nation	Silver refining tied to base-metal smelters, China-concentrated midstream.
Alumina Refinery + Al SmelterBauxite->alumina (Bayer) then electrolytic smelting	China	Covered nation	China ~54% of alumina and dominant Al smelting; energy-intensive midstream chokepoint.
Solar Glass Float/Roll LineChinese solar-glass furnaces	China	Covered nation	Ultra-low-iron melt + rolling; China-dominated processing.
Tin SmelterChinese tin smelters (feed from Myanmar/Indonesia ore)	China	Covered nation	China dominant tin refiner; imports ore from Myanmar/Indonesia -> flagged.

Raw material (6)

Input	Origin	Sourcing risk	Basis
Solar-grade PolysiliconClosed supplier list: Hemlock (US), Wacker (Germany), OCI (Korea)	United States	No known risk factor	Maxeon's differentiator: zero China polysilicon. Sourced from allied refiners only.
Metallurgical-grade Silicon (MGSi)MGSi from a closed list of countries excluding China	United States	No known risk factor	Feedstock for polysilicon. China makes ~80% of global silicon metal, but Maxeon contractually excludes China-origin MGSi -> allied only.
Refined Copper (cathode)Electrorefined 99.99% Cu	China	Covered nation	China smelts >40% of global refined copper; midstream chokepoint -> flagged even when ore is allied-mined.
Refined SilverSilver smelting/refining	China	Covered nation	Much silver is a byproduct of Chinese lead/zinc/copper refining; China is a major refined-silver hub -> flagged.
Primary Aluminum IngotElectrolytic (Hall-Heroult) smelting	China	Covered nation	China ~60% of global primary aluminum output -> flagged midstream.
Refined Tin (solder)Tin smelting/refining	China	Covered nation	China ~48% of global refined tin output -> flagged midstream.

Mine and extraction (7)

Input	Origin	Sourcing risk	Basis
Metallurgical Quartz / Silica OreAllied quartz quarries (US/Norway/Spain)	United States	No known risk factor	Bulk SiO2 feed for silicon metal smelting; widely available, allied sources used.
Spruce Pine HPQ DepositSpruce Pine, North Carolina, USA	United States	No known risk factor	World's dominant high-purity quartz source; irreplaceable upstream chokepoint but allied/domestic.
Copper Ore (concentrate)Escondida/Chuquicamata (Chile), Peru	Chile	Elevated sourcing risk	Chile ~27% of world mine output; ore allied-mined but concentrate largely shipped to China for refining -> flagged downstream, mine itself review.
Silver OreSonora/Zacatecas (Mexico), Peru	Mexico	Elevated sourcing risk	Mexico is world's #1 silver producer; ore allied-mined but a share is refined in China -> mine review.
Bauxite OreGuinea (world's largest reserves), Australia, Indonesia	Guinea	Elevated sourcing risk	Bauxite allied/African-mined but ~70-80% of Guinea exports China-controlled and refined in China -> mine review.
Ultra-low-iron Silica SandSilica sand quarries feeding solar-glass furnaces	China	Covered nation	China largest producer/consumer of low-iron silica sand for glass -> flagged.
Tin Ore (cassiterite)Indonesia; Myanmar (feeds Chinese smelters)	Indonesia	Elevated sourcing risk	Tin ore mined in Indonesia/Myanmar; Myanmar ore heavily routed to Chinese smelters -> mine review.

Material flow (35 relationships)

Maxeon Solar Technologies manufactures IBC Solar Cell (crystalline silicon) (IBC solar cell)
Maxeon Solar Technologies assembles Module Lamination & Assembly (Module lamination & assembly)
IBC Solar Cell (crystalline silicon) supplies Monocrystalline Silicon Wafer (Monocrystalline silicon wafer)
IBC Solar Cell (crystalline silicon) supplies Copper Foundation / Plated Cu Contacts (Plated copper foundation/contacts)
IBC Solar Cell (crystalline silicon) supplies Silver Metallization Paste (Silver metallization paste)
Monocrystalline Silicon Wafer supplies Solar-grade Polysilicon (Solar-grade polysilicon)
Monocrystalline Silicon Wafer supplies High-Purity Quartz Crucible (HPQ crucible (CZ ingot growth))
Solar-grade Polysilicon refines Polysilicon Refiner - Hemlock Semiconductor (Polysilicon (US))
Solar-grade Polysilicon refines Polysilicon Refiner - Wacker (Polysilicon (Germany))
Solar-grade Polysilicon refines Polysilicon Refiner - OCI (Polysilicon (Korea))
Solar-grade Polysilicon supplies Metallurgical-grade Silicon (MGSi) (Metallurgical-grade silicon)
Metallurgical-grade Silicon (MGSi) refines Silicon Metal Smelter (allied) (Silicon metal smelting)
Silicon Metal Smelter (allied) sources from Metallurgical Quartz / Silica Ore (Metallurgical quartz ore)
High-Purity Quartz Crucible refines HPQ Processor - Sibelco / The Quartz Corp (High-purity quartz processing)
HPQ Processor - Sibelco / The Quartz Corp sources from Spruce Pine HPQ Deposit (Spruce Pine HPQ ore)
Copper Foundation / Plated Cu Contacts supplies Refined Copper (cathode) (Refined copper cathode)
Refined Copper (cathode) refines Copper Smelter / Electrorefinery (Copper electrorefining)
Copper Smelter / Electrorefinery sources from Copper Ore (concentrate) (Copper ore concentrate)
Silver Metallization Paste supplies Refined Silver (Refined silver)
Refined Silver refines Silver Smelter/Refinery (Silver refining)
Silver Smelter/Refinery sources from Silver Ore (Silver ore)
Module Lamination & Assembly supplies Anodized Aluminum Frame (Aluminum frame)
Module Lamination & Assembly supplies Low-iron Tempered Solar Glass (Solar glass)
Module Lamination & Assembly supplies EVA / POE Encapsulant Film (EVA/POE encapsulant)
Module Lamination & Assembly supplies Polymer Backsheet (fluoropolymer) (Backsheet)
Module Lamination & Assembly supplies Junction Box + Bypass Diodes (Junction box)
Module Lamination & Assembly supplies Tin-coated Copper Solder Ribbon (Solder ribbon interconnect)
Anodized Aluminum Frame supplies Primary Aluminum Ingot (Primary aluminum ingot)
Primary Aluminum Ingot refines Alumina Refinery + Al Smelter (Alumina refining + Al smelting)
Alumina Refinery + Al Smelter sources from Bauxite Ore (Bauxite ore)
Low-iron Tempered Solar Glass refines Solar Glass Float/Roll Line (Glass melting/rolling)
Solar Glass Float/Roll Line sources from Ultra-low-iron Silica Sand (Ultra-low-iron silica sand)
Tin-coated Copper Solder Ribbon supplies Refined Tin (solder) (Refined tin solder)
Refined Tin (solder) refines Tin Smelter (Tin smelting)
Tin Smelter sources from Tin Ore (cassiterite) (Tin ore (cassiterite))

Sources and methodology

Research-based supply-chain map compiled from public sources - not an audited bill of materials. Tiers reflect the standard industry structure for this product. Sourcing risk on a node describes where that input is typically mined or refined; it is not a FEOC determination for Maxeon Solar Technologies, and it is not a screening result for the node itself unless a federal listing is cited against it. Verify against primary documentation before making a compliance determination.

Primary sources (2) - government, filings, standards bodies

Secondary sources (25) - trade press, analysts, reference works

Common questions

Where does Maxeon Solar Technologies source the inputs in this product?: This map traces 36 inputs across 11 countries, including 17 mines and refiners. It is compiled from public sources and is not an audited bill of materials.
How much of the Maxeon Solar Technologies supply chain sits in a covered nation?: 17 of 36 mapped inputs are sited in a covered nation (China, Russia, Iran or North Korea) or named on a federal restricted-party list. A further 8 carry elevated sourcing risk without either basis.
Is Maxeon Solar Technologies itself a Foreign Entity of Concern?: Uncertain. Maxeon Solar Technologies is not named on any of the 3 federal restricted-party lists screened for this record (DOD Section 1260H, BIS Entity List, OFAC SDN List), but its FEOC status is unresolved and depends on ownership or component-level analysis. Sourcing risk in this map describes where inputs are mined and refined and is a separate question from the company's own federal screening.

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