references to primary sources . please improve this by adding secondary or tertiary sources . november 2009 learn how and when to remove this template message 5n plus type public tsx vnp industry refining recycling founded saint laurent quebec 2000 headquarters saint laurent quebec canada area served worldwide key people dennis wood chairman jacques l cuyer founder president ceo and director david langlois cfo marc suys founder & vice president nicholas audet vice president jean bernier general manager revenue c 493.2 million fiscal 2011 number of employees 138 fiscal 2009 slogan pure and simple website www.5nplus.com 5n plus is a canadian producer of high purity metals and compounds for electronic applications best known as the major supplier of cadmium telluride cdte to first solar . 5n plus is headquartered in saint laurent quebec canada . overview edit 5n plus draws its name from the purity of its products 99.999 % five nines or 5n and more . it produces tellurium cadmium zinc and related compounds of 5n 6n and 7n purity as well as selenium antimony and bismuth of 5n purity . its products are critical precursors in a number of electronic applications including the rapidly expanding thin film photovoltaic market and to the radiation detector market . 5n plus is an integrated producer with both primary and secondary refining capabilities . 5n plus primary refining capabilities are such that it can treat very low grade metal concentrates and extract and refine the metals of interest so that they can be fed to its secondary refining operations where 5n plus attains a high level of purity . its primary refining capabilities also enable it to treat complex feeds and very low grade concentrates containing only small amounts of the metals of interest and thus provide its customers with recycling solutions . it sales have increased from 10.3 million for the fiscal year ended may 31 2005 to 69.4 million for the fiscal year ended may 31 2009 representing a compound annual growth rate of 61.1 % . during this period which was characterized by rapid growth and significant expansion of its production capacity 5n plus has been able to increase its profitability ; its net income grew from 0.9 million to 20.9 million over the same period representing a cagr of 119.5 % . 2 references edit stock market quote for 5n plus . retrieved 2009 11 14 . fy2009 annual information form http www.5nplus.com uploads 2009 annual % 20information % 20form % 202009.pdf external links edit 5n plus website first solar website retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title 5n plus & oldid 647125142 categories companies listed on the toronto stock exchangecompanies based in montrealsaint laurent quebechidden categories articles lacking reliable references from november 2009all articles lacking reliable referencespages using infobox company with unsupported parameters navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages deutsch edit links this page was last modified on 14 february 2015 at 17 37 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view