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Monday 23 November 2009
Poly-Si spot prices drop
In the spot market, international suppliers' quotes for polycrystalline silicon (poly-Si) have dropped by US$2-3/kg from late October 2009 to slightly above US$55/kg currently, according...
Thursday 12 November 2009
Wah Lee joins up with China-based firm to sell solar wafers in Taiwan
Wah Lee Industrial, a Taiwan-based distributor of semiconductor materials, has signed on for the exclusive right to sell solar-grade polycrystalline silicon (poly-Si) wafers produced...
Thursday 29 October 2009
Neo Solar Power starts production of 'Perfect Cell'
Taiwan-based solar cell maker Neo Solar Power has announced that it has begun volume production of 'Perfect Cell,' a model of monocrystalline silicon solar cells with an energy conversion...
Thursday 8 October 2009
New PV systems in 2010 to reach 1GWp in China, 10GWp globally, says LDK CEO
The installation capacity of new photovoltaic (PV) power-generating systems in 2010 is estimated at 1GWp (gigawatt-peak) in China and 10GWp globally, according to Peng Xiao-feng, chairman...
Friday 2 October 2009
UMG silicon of nearly 7N available at US$45/kg, say Taiwan makers
International producers exhibited their upgraded metallurgical-grade (UMG) silicon of nearly 7N (99.99999%) in silicon purity with asking prices of about US$45/kg at the 2009 (24th)...
Monday 7 September 2009
Solar cell maker E-Ton expects to turn profitable in 3Q09, says president
Taiwan-based solar cell maker E-Ton Solar Tech is confident of turning its operation from a net loss of NT$734 million (US$22.3 million) for the first half of 2009 to profitability...
Friday 4 September 2009
Solar crisis set to hit in 2010, 50% of manufacturers may not survive, says The Information Network
The solar industry is at a critical stage and 50% of existing solar manufacturers may not survive 2010, according to The Information Network.
Thursday 13 August 2009
Taiwan solar makers hold mixed views on poly-Si price trends
Some Taiwan-based solar wafer and solar cell makers expect poly-Si spot market prices will stand at about US$70/kg in the second half of 2009 and slightly decline in 2010, whereas...
Friday 7 August 2009
Taiwan poly-Si wafer maker GET outsources production to cover shortage of in-house capacity
Green Energy Technology (GET) has recently moved to temporarily outsource wafer slicing because its own capacity is unable to meet a recent large increase in order volumes, according...
Thursday 6 August 2009
Spot quotes for 6-inch poly-Si wafers rise to US$3.5-3.7
Spot market prices for solar-grade 6-inch poly-Si wafers have recently risen by 8.8-9.4% from US$3.2-3.4 per wafer to US$3.5-3.7, according to industry sources in Taiwan.
Wednesday 5 August 2009
AUO initial PV focus on end-market solutions and upstream material supply, says president
AU Optronics (AUO)'s PV business strategy is to first focus on solutions for end-market users and upstream material supply, according to company president Lai-juh Chen.
Wednesday 5 August 2009
Taiwan Polysilicon to become first volume producer of solar-grade poly-Si
Taiwan Polysilicon will begin installing production equipment for solar-grade poly-Si with an initial annual capacity of 8,000 metric tons in September 2009, and will become Taiwan's...
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 of...