Solar cell makers Motech, E-Ton see net operating losses in 2Q09

Stockwatch - Aug 31, 10:27

Taiwan-based solar cell makers Motech Industries and E-Ton Solar Tech have both reported losses for the second quarter and the first half of 2009.

Major Taiwan PV players see July revenues up

Aug 11, 11:35

Many of the players in Taiwan's photovoltaic (PV) industry have reported sequential increases in their revenues for July. They include solar cell makers Motech Industries, E-Ton Solar...

Taipower to contract 4.5MWp solar system via open bid

Jul 23, 14:40

Taiwan Power Company (Taipower) will hold an open bid for the construction of a 4.5MWp solar power generating system in Yungan, Kaohsiung County on August 17. Taiwan-based solar cell...

Motech June revenues up from May

Jul 10, 14:31

Crystalline silicon solar cell maker Motech Industries had June revenues of NT$1.034 billion (US$31.6 million), representing an increase of 28.36% on month, according to the company...

Taiwan solar cell makers see capacity utilization rates rising from June

Jul 9, 15:01

Taiwan's leading solar cell makers Motech Industries, E-Ton Solar Tech, Gintech Energy, Solartech Energy and Neo Solar Power have seen utilization rates significantly increasing from...

Taiwan solar cell makers see increasing utilization

Jun 18, 10:41

Major Taiwan-based solar cell makers Motech Industries, E-Ton Solar Tech, Gintech Energy, Neo Solar Power and Solartech Energy have recently seen significant increases in utilization...

Taiwan solar cell maker Motech optimistic about 2H09 business

Jun 17, 14:03

Motech Industries expects its business operations to significantly rebound in June 2009 and continue to improve throughout the second half of the year, according to CEO Simon Tsou...

Solar cell maker Motech sees May revenues down over 20% on month

Jun 10, 11:47

Motech Industries, a Taiwan-based solar cell maker, on June 9 reported unaudited consolidated revenues of NT$983.8 million (US$30.3 million) for May, an unexpected drop of 20.72%...

Solar cell maker Motech to procure wafers via open bid

Jun 9, 12:10

Motech Industries, a leading solar cell maker in Taiwan, plans to procure solar-grade poly-Si wafers through open-bid competition, the first time a local company has resorted to such...

Solar cell maker Motech hikes stake in US-based AE Polysilicon

Stockwatch - May 25, 14:33

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...

China-based solar-grade wafer suppliers in negotiations to adjust contract prices

May 13, 10:02

LDK Solar, Zhejiang Yuhui Solar Energy Source and fellow suppliers of solar-grade crystalline silicon wafers in China are negotiating adjustments in supply contracts with China- and...

Taiwan government still seeking legal basis for PV installation subsidization

Apr 27, 12:18

After his Cabinet on April 23 approved a plan for the development of green energy industries, Taiwan's premier, Liu Chao-shiuan, has stressed that the scheme is meant to help local...

Global solar energy market is in oversupply, say Motech and E-Ton

Apr 23, 16:51

The global market of solar energy products is in oversupply currently and therefore the business outlook for related makers in 2009 is not optimistic, according to Taiwan-based crystalline...

Poly-Si price decline is long-term trend, says Motech

Apr 20, 11:56

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...

Taiwan maker Motech ranks eighth in 2008 worldwide PV output

Apr 10, 10:54

Taiwan-based Motech Industries turned out 272MWp of crystalline silicon solar cells in 2008 to rank eighth among all producers of silicon-based solar cells or thin-film photovoltaic...

Some Taiwan PV makers may benefit from China PV subsidy program

Mar 30, 12:16

Taiwan-based makers of solar energy products that have invested in China are expected to benefit from the Chinese government's subsidies for photovoltaic (PV) projects in the country,...

Motech to expand solar wafer-slicing capacity by 60MWp

Mar 23, 12:10

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...

Taiwan solar cell makers to see mixed 1Q09 results

Mar 20, 16:24

Taiwan-based Motech Industries and Solartech Energy stand a chance of making net profits in the first quarter of 2009 despite continued drops in product prices, but three other fellow...

Four Taiwan-based solar cell makers to expand capacities in 2009

Mar 17, 11:54

Four Taiwan-based makers of crystalline silicon solar cells, Motech Industries, E-Ton Solar Tech, Neo Solar Power and Solartech Energy, plan to expand their annual production capacities...

Spot prices for solar cells fall below US$2/watt

Mar 2, 11:51

International spot market prices of polycrystalline silicon (poly-Si) solar cells have dropped from US$2.1-2.2/watt in early 2009 to US$1.7-2.0/watt currently, according to industry...

Taiwan solar cell makers Motech, E-Ton said to land orders from BP Solar

Dec 23, 01:20

BP Solar International, a subsidiary of BP (previously named British Petroleum), has decided to shut down its factory of solar cells and panels at Sydney, Australia, at the end of...

Motech wins 1MWp solar energy contract from Taiwan state-run power firm

Dec 18, 11:48

Motech Industries, a maker of crystalline silicon solar cells, has won a NT$200 million (US$6 million) contract from the state-run Taiwan Power Company (Taipower) for setting up a...

Solar cell maker Motech sees November sales slide on falling solar cell prices

Dec 10, 01:15

Motech Industries recorded a sequential revenues drop of almost 15% in November, due to falling solar cell prices. According to company CFO Norman Shen, Motech expects to maintain...

Solar cell maker Motech dismisses rumors of defaulted payments by China clients

Nov 13, 12:11

Motech Industries, the largest Taiwan maker of crystalline silicon solar cells, has seen its stock price drop for five consecutive business days, having plunged 30.23% as of Wednesday...

Motech and E-Ton see revenues growth disrupted in October due to firm pricing policy

Nov 11, 14:00

Motech Industries and E-Ton Solar Tech, two major Taiwan-based crystalline silicon solar cell makers, witnessed a slip in revenues for October 2008 mainly because they turned away...

Motech and E-Ton optimistic about 2009 solar business

Oct 22, 01:15

Crystalline silicon solar cell makers Motech Industries and E-Ton Solar Tech are optimistic regarding their business operations in 2009. Motech plans to expand its total annual production...

Motech secures additional polysilicon from DC Chemical

Stockwatch - Aug 26, 01:15

Motech Industries announced that it has secured two additional polysilicon contracts from DC Chemical (DCC), according to company filings with the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TSE).

Motech new solar-cell capacity in China already fully booked

Jul 22, 12:14

While Motech Industries's is slated to soon begin volume production of solar cells at its Suzhou, China plant, industry sources have indicated that capacity is already fully booked,...

E-ton expected to post strong sequential sales growth in May

Jun 3, 16:01

Among the three major solar cell makers in Taiwan, E-ton Solar Tech is expected to post the strongest growth as polysilicon supply from its partner M.Setek is consistently ramping...

Motech solar cell capacity to reach 2GWp in 3-5 years

May 28, 01:05

Solar cell maker Motech Industries expects its total capacity to reach 2GWp within three to five years, according to company chairman Simon Tsuo.