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Wednesday 27 May 2009
Spot quotes for poly-Si fall to US$75/kg
Quotes for solar-grade poly-Si have dropped from US$80-90/kg in early May to US$75/kg currently, and quotes by some China-based makers have also slipped to US$60-65/kg, adding more...
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
TSMC reshuffles management, sets up new business organization
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has recently reshuffled its management teams in Taiwan, China and Singapore to prepare for future deployment in the China market,...
Tuesday 28 April 2009
Mosel Vitelic delays expansion of solar cell capacity due to contractor default
Mosel Vitelic on April 27 announced it has terminated a contract for constructing a new factory to house its additional solar cell capacity due to a contractor's default in finishing...
Thursday 23 April 2009
SAS, Lite-On and Actron to jointly set up UMG silicon plant in Russia
Taiwan-based silicon wafer maker Sino-American Silicon Products (SAS) will team up with Lite-On Technology and Actron Technology to set up a plant to produce upgraded metallurgical-grade...
Friday 17 April 2009
China city reportedly planning to set up PV chain
The local government of Nanchang, the capital city of Jiangxi Province in southeastern China, plans to establish a photovoltaic (PV) industrial supply chain in the city, with proposed...
Friday 17 April 2009
China market: Solargiga subsidiary to step into BIPV business
Solargiga Energy, a China-based maker of solar-grade monocrystalline silicon ingots and wafers, has announced that its wholly owned subsidiary Jinzhou Yangguang Energy has signed...
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...
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...
Thursday 9 April 2009
Green Energy revenues decline in March
Green Energy Technology (GET), a Taiwan-based maker of solar-grade polycrystalline silicon wafers, has reported revenues of NT$531.8 million (US$15.9 million) for March 2009, dropping...
Monday 23 March 2009
Motech to expand solar wafer-slicing capacity by 60MWp
Motech Industries, a Taiwan-based maker of crystalline silicon solar cells, is expanding its capacity of poly-Si wafer slicing from an annual level equivalent to 100MWp currently...
Friday 13 March 2009
China solar-grade 6-inch poly-Si wafer price drops below US$5
China-based makers of solar-grade 6-inch poly-Si wafers have recently adopted an aggressive strategy in order to clear out their inventories, pushing the spot price of 6-inch wafers...
Friday 13 March 2009
Taiwan solar wafer maker GET enjoys high growth in 2008 profitability
Taiwan-based solar-grade silicon wafer maker, Green Energy Technology (GET), has reported net profits of NT$1.46 billion (US$42.1 million), or NT$13.91 per share, for 2008. Net earnings...
Tuesday 10 March 2009
Four China poly-Si makers to play key role in domestic market, sources say
Four China-based producers of solar-grade polycrystalline silicon (poly-Si) are expected to become market leaders in the domestic market, judging from their product quality and their...