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Tuesday 9 March 2010
Solar wafer maker SAS sees February revenues hit record
Taiwan-based solar wafer supplier Sino-American Silicon Products (SAS) on March 8 reported unaudited consolidated revenues of NT$1.387 billion (US$43.3 million) for February, hitting...
Tuesday 12 January 2010
China makers hike spot prices for 6-inch solar-grade poly-Si wafers
Major China-based solar wafer makers have raised their spot quotes for 6-inch polycrystalline silicon (poly-Si) wafers by 5.1-5.3% from US$2.85-2.9 to US$3.0-3.05, as order volumes...
Monday 14 December 2009
Grid-parity may be reached in 2013-2015, says SAS chairman
The general cost of PV power generation is coming down while the global demand for renewable power is on the rise, and consequently grid-parity is likely to be attained in 2013-2015,...
Tuesday 1 December 2009
Equipment makers developing large-size crystal-growing furnaces, say Taiwan makers
The mainstream capacity for furnaces to produce solar-grade (mono or poly) crystalline silicon ingots, shifted from 270kg to 450kg in 2009, and now some equipment makers are developing...
Thursday 12 November 2009
Wah Lee joins up with China-based firm to sell solar wafers in Taiwan
Wah Lee Industrial, a Taiwan-based distributor of semiconductor materials, has signed on for the exclusive right to sell solar-grade polycrystalline silicon (poly-Si) wafers produced...
Wednesday 14 October 2009
China-based solar-grade wafer suppliers looking to hike spot prices in November, say Taiwan makers
Some China-based makers of solar-grade crystalline silicon wafers, in view of rebounding global demand for photovoltaic (PV) products, plan to raise their quotes in the spot market...
Friday 9 October 2009
Solar wafer maker Danen expects to swing to profitability in 2H09
Danen Technology, a Taiwan-based maker of solar-grade poly-Si ingots and wafers, expects to turn its business operations from a net loss of NT$80-90 million (US$2.4-2.7 million) in...
Friday 18 September 2009
Solar cell maker Gintech to amend wafer supply contract with MEMC
Taiwan-based solar cell maker Gintech Energy on September 17 announced it will amend a supply contract of solar-grade crystalline silicon wafers with MEMC Electronic Materials, with...
Thursday 10 September 2009
MEMC plant closure not to affect global solar wafer supply
US-based MEMC Electronic Materials on September 8 announced that it will cease production of silicon crystal ingots and wafers at facilities in Sherman, Texas and St Peters, Missouri...
Wednesday 9 September 2009
Large China-based solar wafer makers to increase capacities by 3GWp in 2010
Large-scale China-based makers of solar-grade crystalline silicon wafers plan to expand their annual production capacities by an estimated total of 3GWp (gigawatt-peak) in 2010 in...
Tuesday 8 September 2009
Solar wafer supplier SAS sees increased revenues in August
Sino-American Silicon Products (SAS), a Taiwan-based producer of solar-grade crystalline silicon wafers, has reported self-estimated August consolidated revenues of NT$1.017 billion...
Wednesday 2 September 2009
Small- to medium-sized solar wafer makers in China seeking mergers to enhance competitiveness
Small- to medium-sized solar-grade wafer makers in China are seeking to form mutual strategic alliances to enhance their competitiveness with large makers, according to industry sources...
Thursday 6 August 2009
Spot quotes for 6-inch poly-Si wafers rise to US$3.5-3.7
Spot market prices for solar-grade 6-inch poly-Si wafers have recently risen by 8.8-9.4% from US$3.2-3.4 per wafer to US$3.5-3.7, according to industry sources in Taiwan.
Wednesday 8 July 2009
China makers plan to raise spot quotes for solar wafers and cells
Following an increase in polycrystalline silicon (poly-Si) spot quotes from US$55/kg to US$60/kg in June by makers in China, China-based suppliers of 6-inch poly-Si solar wafers and...
Wednesday 27 May 2009
Spot quotes for poly-Si fall to US$75/kg
Quotes for solar-grade poly-Si have dropped from US$80-90/kg in early May to US$75/kg currently, and quotes by some China-based makers have also slipped to US$60-65/kg, adding more...
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