Taiwan-based tier-one solar cell firms plan to increase prices by 5-10%. According to downstream solar firms in Taiwan, solar cell makers previously did try to increase prices in the second half of 2012 but in the end were not successful. ...
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Lin Her-lon, chairman of Taiwan-based solar wafer maker Green Energy Technology (GET), has said that orders have been strong and capacity is fully booked. Lin added that the firm has been planning to rent solar wafer manufacturing ...
Weather conditions and holidays in Europe and the US are likely to cause Taiwan-based solar firms to report falling December revenues. Some firms have been seeing orders returning for January and expect relatively good performance despite ...
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While tier-one China-based solar module makers quote EUR0.45/watt in the Europe market and US$0.6/watt in the US market, a few tier-two China-based fellow makers are dumping solar modules at EUR0.34/watt in the Europe market, decreasing by ...
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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 ...
The price of 6-inch solar wafers has hovered around US$1.05-1.10/unit in recent months,however,due to falling capacity utilization rates and dwindling demand in Europe,recent pricing has fallen close to US$1/unit. The price of 6-inch ...
The European Commission is expected to announce its position on the anti-dumping investigation requested by solar firms in Europe on September 6,2012.Solar firms around the world have been waiting for the announcement since Europe-based ...
The US International Trade Commission(ITC)announced the result of the anti-dumping and anti-subsidy investigation against China-based solar firms on November 7,2012.China-made solar cells will be subject to 14.78-15.97%anti-subsidy tariffs ...
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Germany-based Heraeus Holding GmbH on October 2 started production of PV silver conductive paste at a factory in northern Taiwan to supply to Taiwan-based crystalline silicon solar cell makers,according to Tobias Caspari,the company's ...
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Solar cell conductive paste maker Giga Solar expects a pick-up in sales in the fourth quarter of 2012,powered by a rebound of capacity utilization rates of solar cell makers in Taiwan and China,according to company chairman Chen Chi-jen. ...
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As China-based crystalline silicon solar cell makers are expected to release orders to makers in Taiwan, while Europe- and Japan-based vendors will shift orders from China to Taiwan to avoid anti-dumping and anti-subsidization tariffs ...
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Taiwan-based solar cell makers expect China-based competitors to stop dumping their products in December when the off season begins, helping stabilize prices, according to industry sources. Solar cell prices have continued declining from ...
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Taiwan-based solar conductive paste maker Giga Solar unveiled a solar-power generating plant in Tainan, southern Taiwan on October 26, 2012. Nevertheless, this 1.2MW plant may be the last one of this size built in Taiwan. According to ...
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The latest rumors regarding a possible merger between Taiwan-based solar cell makers Motech and Neo Solar Power (NSP) have been denied by both firms. In addition, rumors regarding Gintech meeting up with TSMC to discuss possible cooperation ...
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Executives of Motech Industries and Neo Solar Power, both Taiwanese solar-cell makers, are reportedly engaged in intensive talks for the acquisition of Neo Solar by Motech. After the acquisition, Motech will boast total capacity of 3GW, ...
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