As the EU begins to impose punitive tariffs on Friday on a number of Chinese solar exports, the world's largest solar market, which once fueled China's wild solar expansion, is now behind the industry's slim-down. The dust has finally ...
Tags: Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy, solar
Shunfeng Photovoltaic International, a China-based maker of solar-grade crystalline silicon wafers, cells and PV modules, has reportedly obtained permission from China's authorities to acquire Suntech Power (Wuxi), the flagship subsidiary ...
After years of breakaway growth, China's solar industry is poised for a big shakeout, with consolidation and failing firms. However, the changes are not going to change the Asian giant's global dominance over the resurgent sector anytime ...
Tags: Solar Industry, Solar Module
After years of breakaway growth, China's solar industry is poised for a big shakeout, with consolidation and failing firms. However, the changes are not going to change the Asian giant's global dominance over the resurgent sector anytime ...
Tags: Solar Industry, Looming Shakeout
China has this week ordered 58 companies, ranging from steel, coke and cement producers, to cut excess production capacity by the end of the year, in the latest attempt to ease overcapacity in bloated sectors. This is the third batch of ...
Tags: Overcapacity, Metallurgy
Chinese solar cell and module maker Suntech Power Holdings Co., Ltd. (NYSE: STP) saw 37 solar power stations invested by a subsidiary namely Global Solar Fund S.C.A. SICAR (GSF) in Italy be sealed up recently. The New York-listed firm ...
Tags: Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy
Utility pull drives US solar market to new high 10 Sep 2013 California leads installations and First Solar remains the largest module provider. First Solar modules Nearly a gigawatt of solar photovoltaic (PV) generating capacity was ...
Tags: Solar Market, Lights, Lighting
The US added 976 megawatts of new solar photovoltaic (PV) capacity during second-quarter 2013, up 24% on quarter from 788 megawatts in first-quarter 2013, according to Solarbuzz. "In the second quarter, new PV installed in California ...
Tags: Solar PV, Electrical, Electronics, Energy
The US added 976 megawatts of new solar photovoltaic (PV) capacity during second-quarter 2013, up 24% on quarter from 788 megawatts in first-quarter 2013, according to Solarbuzz. "In the second quarter, new PV installed in California ...
China-based Suntech Power Holdings, one of the world's largest solar companies, has announced that it has regained compliance with the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) minimum share price listing requirement. Suntech revealed last week that ...
Tags: NYSE Suntech, Lighting
International Process Plants (IPP) is pleased to announce the purchase and acquisition of a European low density polyethylene (LDPE) production plant that is available immediately to be acquired, relocated and operated elsewhere. The plant ...
Tags: LDPE Plant, Textile
Having commissioned over 55 MWp of solar power plants in the UK to date and established itself as a significant participant in the UK solar market with investments in a 50 MWp portfolio of operating solar power plants, ib vogt GmbH is now ...
Tags: Solar, Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy
On May 6, the EU made a preliminary ruling that the Union shall levy provisional antidumping (AD) duties on China-made silicon photovoltaic modules and components at 11.8% before August 6, 2013 and at the rates below from the date for six ...
Tags: AD Duties, Photovoltaic Products
China-based solar firm Suntech Power Holdings has announced that it has agreed on a new forbearance agreement with the majority of the holders of the firm's 3% convertible notes, for which a principal payment of US$541 million was due on ...
The trade war in the solar market does not seem to be stopping. Following the anti-dumping and anti-subsidy tariff levied on China-based firms from the US, the EU is likely to follow suit with a tariff rate above 30%. If this tariff comes ...