The European Union (EU) has imposed a tentative anti-dumping tariff of 11.8% on solar products imported from China and is negotiating with the China government. If both sides reach a settlement, China-based makers will have to hike product ...
Tags: Solar Products, Solar Industry, EU Duty
At Solar Taiwan 2013, the host, the Photonic Industry and Technology Development Association (PIDA), has invited solar firms such as SunEdison, Gintech, GCL-Poly, MEMC, and Motech to discuss opportunities in emerging solar markets and high ...
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Terry Guo, chairman of Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry), has mentioned that the firm wants to produce different kinds of solar products. Market observers believe Foxconn has strength in manufacturing, hence should focus on ...
Morris Chang, chairman and CEO of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), noted in August 2012 that the firm had changed its position in relation to investments in solar cell maker Motech, shifting from strategic purposes to ...
Tags: solar industry, solar
China-based solar material provider GCL-Poly has announced revenues for the year ended December 31, 2012, were HKD22.348 billion (US$2.88 billion), showing an on-year decrease of 12.4% compared to HKD25.505 billion in 2011. The firm noted ...
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To avoid possible tariffs imposed by China, Europe-based polysilicon firms have been reportedly seeking cooperation with Taiwan-based solar wafer makers. Solar firms noted that the trade war between Europe and China will cast a light on ...
Tags: polysilicon firms, solar wafer makers, solar supply chain
Taiwan-based sapphire substrate maker Tera Xtal Technology will establish two subsidiaries in eastern China, each with investment of US$15 million. Sapphire substrate production at the subsidiaires will begin in the second half of 2013 at ...
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The China government is likely to levy punitive tariffs on polysilicon makers from Europe, the US and South Korea in the first quarter of 2013. Recently, domestic material makers have been aiming for a price increase. Market observers ...
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The Taiwan-based solar supply chain is likely to enter a period of consolidation. For upstream material providers, consolidation between downstream customers may create pressure on their costs. Digitimes recently sat down with Chi-jen Chen, ...
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Solar wafer prices to fluctuate in May,says industry source Nuying Huang,Henan;Jackie Chang,DIGITIMES[Friday 11 May 2012]China's solar industry has been hit hard by oversupply in the market.Some firms are reportedly using shipments to repay ...
GCL-Poly Energy Holdings, the largest China-based maker of polysilicon and solar-grade crystalline silicon wafers, reportedly plans to take over a 20% stake in Taiwan-based crystalline silicon solar cell maker Motech Industries from Taiwan ...
Renesola sets up representative office in Taiwan Nuying Huang,Taipei;Jackie Chang,DIGITIMES[Monday 8 October 2012]China-based solar firms hope to seek closer cooperation with Taiwan-based peers due to the anti-dumping investigations in the ...
Foxconn,GCL joint solar project to begin construction in 2Q13 Nuying Huang,Taipei;Jackie Chang,DIGITIMES[Thursday 4 October 2012]China-based polysilicon firm GCL-Poly has jointly invested in a solar power-generation plant in Datong,Shanxi ...
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GCL-Poly determined to hold current polysilicon price, says chairman Nuying Huang, Taipei; Jackie Chang, DIGITIMES [Monday 1 October 2012] Market observers believe China's anti-dumping investigation against US- and South Korea-based ...
China's Ministry of Commerce announced on November 1 that the government received requests to conduct anti-dumping investigations on Europe-based polysilicon imports in September. The announcement stated that as of November 1, Europe-based ...
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