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Thursday 29 December 2011
Commentary: A recap of the solar market, 2004-2011
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...
Friday 23 December 2011
Digitimes Research: Polysilicon spot price in Greater China returns above US$25/kg
The prices of solar products in Greater China did not experience a lot of changes this week (December 19-23). According to Digitimes analyst Chihheng Liang, the solar industry has...
Wednesday 21 December 2011
Joint venture from Motech, GET and Taiwan Polysilicon put on hold
The joint venture between Taiwan-based solar cell maker Motech, solar wafer maker Green Energy Technology (GET), and polysilicon supplier Taiwan Polysilicon Corporation has been put...
Tuesday 20 December 2011
Solar PV firms shifting focus to profitability in 2012, says Solarbuzz
Financial challenges are forcing solar photovoltaic (PV) companies to shift focus from seeking market share to instead prioritizing a return to profitability, according to Solarbuzz...
Friday 16 December 2011
Digitimes Research: Slight dip of solar wafer price in Greater China
After a few weeks of stable prices for the solar products in the Greater China region, the prices dipped slightly this week (December 12-16) because of seasonality, according to Digitimes...
Thursday 15 December 2011
Electricity subsidies for polysilicon firms cause concerns, says report
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...
Wednesday 14 December 2011
China polysilicon firms call for government protection
The anti-dumping and anti-subsidy probe taken up by the US government has been causing concerns for China-based solar firms. China-based polysilicon firms have suggested the Chinese...
Wednesday 14 December 2011
Polysilicon contract price shows slight rebound in December
Some polysilicon contracts in Asia dropped close to US$25/kg in November, according to industry rumors. Industry sources indicated the price drops have been easing and rebounding...
Friday 9 December 2011
Digitimes Research: Solar cell spot price in Greater China remains flat
Spot price of solar cells in the Greater China region stopped falling this week (Dec 5-9), according to Digitimes Research analyst Chihheng Liang. The spot price of solar cells has...
Friday 9 December 2011
MEMC to cut 1,300 jobs worldwide
US-based solar firm MEMC Electronic Materials (MEMC) has announced a series of actions to be taken during the fourth quarter of 2011 and the first quarter of 2012 that will reduce...
Thursday 8 December 2011
Polysilicon spot price stabilizes at US$25/kg
The spot price of polysilicon has been stabilizing around US$25/kg. Industry sources indicated the price has been closing in on the variable costs of many Europe- and US-based polysilicon...
Friday 2 December 2011
Digitimes Research: Spot price of polysilicon in Greater China remains static
This week's spot prices of solar products in the Greater China region continued to fall but the pace of decline was slowing down significantly, as the market approached an end of...
Friday 2 December 2011
Europe unlikely to launch anti-dumping, anti-subsidy investigation of China-made PV products
While the US Department of Commerce has launched an anti-dumping and anti-subsidy investigation of solar cells and modules imported from China, Europe, the largest market for China-made...
Friday 2 December 2011
Commentary: Consolidation to get solar industry back on track
The solar market has been experiencing large turbulences in 2011. No one is optimistic about the industry in the short run. However, the exit of unfit firms has become the main drive...
Thursday 1 December 2011
Less competitive should exit the solar market: Interview with Motech chairman
In November, Digitimes had the opportunity to speak with Simon Tsuo, chairman of Taiwan-based solar cell maker Motech, about market demand. Tsuo also gave his opinion on how the solar...