Additional production at 2012 year end may push polysilicon spot price below US$20/kg Nuying Huang,Hsinchu;Jackie Chang,DIGITIMES[Wednesday 20 June 2012]The spot price of polysilicon has been falling since the market downturn in 2011.The ...
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MicroSense LLC of Lowell,MA,USA,which provides high-resolution capacitive position sensors,metrology modules and high-sensitivity magnetic metrology tools,has added wafer inspection tools to its portfolio by acquiring SigmaTech Inc of ...
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Demand for solar cells with higher conversion efficiency has been rising causing various types of technologies to be taken notice by the industry.The solar industry continues to strive for highest returns with lowest production costs and ...
Many China-based solar firms facing financial troubles As many China-based makers of polysilicon,solar wafers and cells have faced financial difficulties,a financial crisis may lead to some of them following the case of LDK ...
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Uncertainty causes solar firms to expand with caution Nuying Huang,Taipei;Jackie Chang,DIGITIMES[Thursday 24 May 2012]Europe and India are likely to conduct similar investigations as those carried out by the US against China-based solar ...
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Solar wafer firms inclined to follow solar cell firms to increase quotes Nuying Huang,Taipei;Jackie Chang,DIGITIMES[Wednesday 23 May 2012]Taiwan-based solar cell makers plan to increase prices as demand has been high.Solar wafer firms hope ...
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China government focuses on illegal imports of waste materials that carry polysilicon Nuying Huang,Taipei;Jackie Chang,DIGITIMES[Wednesday 23 May 2012]The price of polysilicon in China has been low causing many firms to shut down ...
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Total solar wafer and module shipments in first-quarter 2012 were 466MW,exceeding the firm's guidance and representing an increase of 37.1%from 339.9MW in fourth-quarter 2011 and an increase of 41%on year.The sequential increase in solar ...
Holy Sunergy to raise US$11.5 million for capacity expansion Nuying Huang,Henan;Jackie Chang,DIGITIMES[Thursday 10 May 2012]Holy Sunergy,a solar wafer maker funded by Taiwan-based firms,will raise additional capital of US$11.5 million to ...
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Leading Taiwan-based makers of polysilicon solar wafers, viewing that orders are on the rise and current prices are lower than production costs, are negotiating with clients for an upward adjustment in quotes from US$1.25 per 6-inch wafer ...
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The spot price of polysilicon has been increasing in recent weeks. Due to increased demand in first-quarter 2012 compared with fourth-quarter 2011, the spot price of US$25/kg no longer exists in the market, said Digitimes analyst Chihheng ...
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Managing a business is like managing a battle. The many problems and challenges require the management to have good organization and coordination skills. Mostly importantly, the management has to make the right decisions during hardships. ...
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ReneSola Ltd ("ReneSola" or the "Company"), a leading global manufacturer of solar products, today announced the completion and grid connection of the Company's 20 megawatt ("MW") solar power plant in Wulan County in Qinghai, China with the ...
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The aim for expanding the solar market is to replace unclean energy sources. However, the production of polysilicon requires a large amount of electricity that is currently generated from fossil fuels, which contributes to increased CO2 ...
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Since the beginning of fourth-quarter 2011, Taiwan-based solar wafer firms such as Green Energy Technology (GET), Sino-American Silicon (SAS) and Danen have been eager to clear out inventories. As the price of solar wafers stabilizes, ...
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