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The investigation conducted by China’s Ministry of Commerce will review whether exporters from the U.S. and South Korea sold solar-grade polysilicon below cost in Chin ...

Solar Industry and Burden of Debt, Q1 2012 Edition

Published in SPVI NEWS
Friday, 06 July 2012 18:00
As a peer group, the debt level increased by $150M and the combined debt level stands at $19B ...
According to GE, in 2014 the company will resume factory development with plans to build modules which will be expected to reach 15%, up from the current 13% conversion. Based on this announcement, chances are we will never hear about it again ...
Based on the guidance, only some 60% of newly reached 4.3GW wafer capacity will be utilized this year ...
If anyone asked the top three Chinese solar module companies for a good source of cost reduction, they would all speak of polysilicon ...

Review of Intersolar EU 2012

Published in SPVI NEWS
Wednesday, 20 June 2012 18:00
Almost half, 45% (871 exhibitors), of the stalls were from the host country followed by China at 20% (388 exhibitors), Italy at 4% (78 exhibitors), Spain at 2.5% (48 exhibitors), and Taiwan and Austria at 2.4% each (46 exhibitors each) ...

Jinko Solar’s First Quarter Highlights Financial Pressures

Published in SPVI NEWS
Wednesday, 20 June 2012 18:00
In the case of Jinko, at least their ability to reduce cost has become a tangible asset and a critical tool of survival. In any other case, high debt and lack of cash, intertwined with the absence of competiveness, is a recipe for imminent disaster ...

Nexolon Targets Mono Wafers For Efficiency Growth

Published in SPVI NEWS
Sunday, 10 June 2012 18:00
The company points to the price gap between mono and multi wafers to seize the opportunity to supply the market with mono n-type and full square mono wafers produced from large-diameter ingots ...
With polysilicon priced in the mid $20s per kilogram, Hanergy’s a-Si production lines are likely to become obsolete the moment they come online ...
While many in China are whispering in hopes that LDK may go under to make room for others, local governments are having a different idea ...