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Thursday 14 October 2010
Foxconn and Yingli to jointly build poly-Si plant in Shanxi, China, says paper
Foxconn Electronics and China-based solar company Yingli Green Energy will jointly construct a polycrystalline silicon (poly-Si) facility in Datong, Shanxi Province, according to...
Thursday 14 October 2010
GT Solar opens Asia-Pacific headquarters
Solar-manufacturing equipment maker GT Solar International has announced the establishment of its Asia-Pacific headquarters in Hong Kong. The regional headquarters will better serve...
Wednesday 13 October 2010
Motech begins production of new own-brand PV modules
Taiwan-based Motech Industries on October 13 announced that it has officially begun producing two new polycrystalline silicon (poly-Si) solar modules, the IM60 and IM72, under its...
Wednesday 29 September 2010
Inventec to set up joint venture for solar cells
Inventec on September 28 announced that it will form a joint venture with GaAs semiconductor maker WIN Semiconductors to produce polycrystalline silicon (poly-Si) solar cells. Inventec...
Thursday 23 September 2010
4Q10 contract quote for poly-Si reaches US$60/kg
Polycrystalline silicon (poly-Si) contract prices for the fourth quarter of 2010 have increased from around US$55/kg in the third quarter to US$60/kg, largely due to a rising spot...
Wednesday 8 September 2010
Taiwan-based solar cell makers reportedly in talks with GCL-Poly to jointly set up wafer-slicing facilities
Several Taiwan-based solar cell makers are in talks with China's GCL-Poly to sign long-term polycrystalline silicon (poly-Si) supply contracts and possibly establish joint ventures...
Monday 9 August 2010
TPSI successfully produces poly-Si in volume
Taiwan-based Taiwan Polysilicon (TPSI) has announced it has successfully produced poly-Si in volume, with a planned annual capacity of 8,000MT (metric ton) initially and an ultimate...
Tuesday 3 August 2010
Gintech obtains NT$6.5 billion loan
Gintech Energy, a maker of crystalline silicon solar cells, on August 2 signed a 5-year syndicated loan, the largest syndicated loan to date in Taiwan's solar sector, with 11 banks...
Thursday 1 July 2010
Return rate gap to narrow between a-Si thin-film and poly-Si solar systems after Germany's FIT slash
Amorphous silicion (a-Si) thin film solar technology could make a strong push in Germany after the government's FIT (feed-in-tariff) slash if quotes for polycrystalline (poly-Si)...
Wednesday 9 June 2010
Total S.A to acquire 25% of Motech poly-Si subsidiary
French oil company Total S.A will acquire a 25.4% stake of AE Polysilicon (AEP) via its US-based subsidiary Total Gas & Power USA.
Wednesday 12 May 2010
Motech subsidiary AEP readies for poly-Si volume production using FBR
Motech Industry subsidiary AE Polysilicon (AEP) has successfully completed test production of poly-Si using fluidized bed reactors (FBR), according to Motech chairman Simon Tsuo.
Thursday 22 April 2010
Producer hanging onto Poly-Si supply in hopes of spot price increase
Polycrystalline silicon (poly-Si) spot price has increased to US$55/kg compared with US$50-55/kg seen in the first quarter, and prices for some express orders have risen to US$56-57,...
Thursday 15 April 2010
Global poly-Si price approaches production cost of China makers
With global polysilicon (poly-Si) price stabling at US$50-55 per kilogram, which is approaching or even lower than the costs of some secondary China-based poly-Si makers, elimination...
Tuesday 6 April 2010
AUO to surpass Chimei Innolux in LTPS capacity, says Digitimes Research
Low temperature polysilicon (LTPS) capacity of AU Optronics (AUO) will surpass that of Chimei Innolux Corporation (CIC) after the acquisition of AFPD, a subsidiary of Toshiba Mobile...
Tuesday 2 March 2010
AUO to attend Japan PV Expo
AU Optronics (AUO) will exhibit at PV Expo 2010 in Tokyo, Japan's Big Sight International Exhibition Center from March 3-5 to showcase its competitive edge in the solar industry value...