Netherlands-based Solarge USA manufactures solar panels that are 50% lighter than conventional panels using nontoxic and fully reusable materials. The company is considering a site on the Waukegan lakefront for its U.S. headquarters and manufacturing facilities. Courtesy of Solarge USA

A remediated Superfund site on the Waukegan lakefront is a finalist for the proposed U.S. headquarters and solar panel manufacturing facilities of a Netherlands-based company.

The former Johns Manville Corp., property on the far northeast side of the city is one of two locations being considered as Solarge USA reaches the final stage of a national site selection process for its first U.S. facility.

An unspecified site in Kansas is the other potential location, a company official said last Thursday during

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