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Wednesday 29 July 2009
Formosa Chemicals & Fibre to set up poly-Si factory in Taiwan, says paper
Taiwan-based Formosa Chemicals & Fibre Corporation will invest NT$33.6 billion (US$1.03 billion) to set up a solar-grade poly-Si factory in central Taiwan, according to a Chinese-language...
Tuesday 21 July 2009
Taiwan-based a-Si thin-film PV module makers suffer operating losses
Taiwan-based makers of amorphous silicon (a-Si) thin-film photovoltaic (PV) modules have suffered operating losses because product prices have dropped to below US$2/watt, according...
Thursday 9 July 2009
Polysilicon provider Wacker to reorganize business, cut staff
Germany-based polysilicon maker Wacker Chemie plans to introduce a new strategy to streamline its operations and business structure, with the new measures including consolidation...
Monday 22 June 2009
AUO plans to take control of solar wafer supplier M.Setek
AU Optronics (AUO) has announced a plan to take majority control of Japan-based silicon wafer supplier M.Setek in order to secure key materials in the solar industry and strengthen...
Monday 25 May 2009
Solar cell maker Motech hikes stake in US-based AE Polysilicon
Motech Industries, a Taiwan-based solar cell maker, has announced an additional investment of US$25 million in AE Polysilicon Corporation to raise its stake in the US-based solar-grade...
Friday 22 May 2009
Taiwan PV module maker Tynsolar to invest in China poly-Si maker
Tynsolar, a Taiwan-based maker of crystalline silicon photovoltaic (PV) modules, on May 21 announced an investment of US$2 million in Si-Brilliant Technology, a maker of solar-grade...
Friday 15 May 2009
LDK Solar keeps rolling out 200MWp solar-grade silicon wafers a quarter, says company chairman
LDK Solar, the largest China-based producer of solar-grade polycrystalline silicon wafers, maintains a quarterly shipment level of at least 200MWp in equivalent, for all of its supply...
Tuesday 12 May 2009
Spot prices of solar cells fall to US$1.6-1.7/watt
International spot market prices quoted by China- and Taiwan-based makers for polycrystalline silicon (poly-Si) solar cells have dropped from US$1.7-2.0/watt in early April 2009 to...
Friday 8 May 2009
Top Green Energy begins construction of poly-Si plant
Top Green Energy Technologies (TGE), a Taiwan-based maker of crystalline silicon solar cells, on May 8 held a ground-breaking ceremony for its solar-grade polycrystalline silicon...
Wednesday 6 May 2009
Spot quotes for poly-Si fall to US$80-90/kg
In the international spot market of solar-grade polycrystalline silicon (poly-Si), prices have dropped from US$90-100/kg in the first quarter of 2009 to US$80-90/kg currently, according...
Wednesday 6 May 2009
Gintech denies MEMC poly-Si supply termination rumor
Gintech Energy, in response to a report going around the bourse that the company will terminate existing solar-grade polycrystalline silicon (poly-Si) supply contracts with US-based...
Monday 20 April 2009
Poly-Si price decline is long-term trend, says Motech
The international price level of solar-grade polycrystalline silicon (poly-Si) will continue to decline in the long term although prices may fall more slowly in the first half of...
Wednesday 15 April 2009
Wafer Works China subsidiary wins large contract price cut for poly-Si
China-based solar-grade crystalline silicon ingot and wafer maker Solargiga Energy, a subsidiary of Taiwan-based Wafer Works, has secured a 70.1% decrease in its contract price for...
Tuesday 14 April 2009
Some international poly-Si suppliers offering US$80-100/kg contract price
Some leading international suppliers of solar-grade polycrystalline silicon (poly-Si), in an attempt to counteract price cuts by relatively small suppliers, have offered one-year...
Friday 10 April 2009
Solar wafer maker Danen breaks even in March
Danen Technology, a Taiwan-based maker of solar-grade poly-Si ingots and wafers, broke even in March for the first time since starting volume production in 2008, according to company...