Taiwan optical disc makers expect 10-20% sequential growth in 4Q11 revenues

Nov 17, 16:45

CMC Magnetics, Ritek and Gigastorage have fully utilized their optical disc production capacities and have received many orders, and therefore expect their revenues for the fourth...

PV Taiwan 2011: An exhibition with an uplifting atmosphere

Oct 7, 12:14

The annual PV Taiwan 2011 taking place in Taipei from October 5-7 features many industry leading firms such as Siemens, GCL-Poly, OCI and Roth&Rau. The exhibition is divided into...

Gigastorage to hike solar wafer capacity to 320MWp at end of 2011

Sep 16, 10:52

Gigastorage is on schedule to expand its annual production capacity of solar-grade polycrystalline silicon wafers to 320MWp by the end of 2011, according to the company.

Cost of polysilicon will drop to US$50/kg in 2H11, says Gigastorage

May 24, 16:51

Taiwan-based optical disc and solar wafer maker, Gigastorage, stated it will be possible to lower the cost of polysilicon to $50/kg in the second half of 2011 because 90% of its polysilicon...

Gigastorage expects optical disc production to break even in June

May 19, 16:15

Gigastorage, a second-tier Taiwan-based maker of blank optical discs, has raised its quotes each month since March 2011 and will continue to hike prices possibly until July, mainly...

Gigastorage says solar wafer production still running at full capacity

May 19, 10:17

Taiwan's Gigastorage, a maker of optical discs as well as solar-grade silicon wafers, has stated that its production of solar wafers has not been affected by recent demand and price...

Gigastorage to raise NT$735 million additional capital

Stockwatch - Feb 25, 10:32

Gigastorage, a Taiwan-based blank optical disc maker having stepped into production of solar-grade crystalline silicon wafers, on February 24 announced the issuance of 15 million...

CMC, Gigastorage cut output of optical discs

Feb 23, 11:38

Taiwan-based CMC Magnetics and Gigastorage have reduced production of CD-R and DVD-R/+R blank discs by as much as one-third from 2009 to cope with shrinking global demand, according...

Gigastorage shifting business focus from optical discs to solar-grade wafers

Feb 1, 12:50

Gigastorage, a second-tier Taiwan-based optical disc maker, has been shifting business focus to solar-grade crystalline silicon wafers since the fourth quarter of 2010, with the annual...

Gigastorage shifting focus from optical discs to solar-grade wafers

Nov 30, 01:45

Taiwan-based maker Gigastorage has been shifting its focus from optical discs to solar-grade crystalline silicon ingots and wafers, with annual production capacity for the latter...

Gigastorage aims for 100MWp in solar wafer capacity in 1Q11

Nov 17, 11:42

Gigastorage is planning to increase ingot growing capacity for solar wafers to 100-120MWp in the first quarter of 2011 from the 50MWp expected for 2010, the company said, adding that...

Ritek, Gigastorage not to hike optical disc prices

Feb 24, 10:39

Although Taiwan-based optical disc maker CMC Magnetics has raised its quotes by 5-10% to reflect increased costs of polycarbonate, fellow competitors Ritek and Gigastorage have indicated...

Giga Solar Materials to debut on emerging stock market in October

Oct 1, 14:38

Giga Solar Materials, a Taiwan-based maker of photovoltaic conductive paste used in solar cell production, will have its stock debut on the Taiwan Emerging stock market in October,...

Gigastorage transfers PV conductive paste business unit to subsidiary

Sep 19, 14:07

Gigastorage has announced the sale of its photovoltaic (PV) conductive paste business unit to its wholly owned subsidiary Medwell Technology in order to allow for more efficient and...

CMC Magnetics and Ritek to raise OEM prices for blank optical discs in August

Jul 30, 01:10

CMC Magnetics and Ritek, the top-two Taiwan-based makers of blank optical discs, have decided to upward adjust their OEM quotes for blank CD-R and DVD+R/-R discs in August 2008. CMC...

CMC and Ritek to each raise US$200 million via private placement

Jun 16, 16:56

CMC Magnetics and Ritek, the top two Taiwan-based producers of blank optical discs, will each raise additional capital of US$200 million from target investors, according to the com...