St. Peters company to cut 20 percent of workforce

Thursday, December 8, 2011 | 8:37 a.m. CST; updated 10:07 a.m. CST, Thursday, December 8, 2011

ST. PETERS — MEMC Electronic Materials Inc. is eliminating about 20 percent of its work force and cutting production, slashing costs as it deals with weak demand in the solar energy and chip markets.

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