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In search of a niche

Fab Managers Forum: With intensified cooperation along the value chain, European cell and module manufacturers aim to lower costs while ensuring quality. To this end, they presented an International Technology Roadmap for Photovoltaics at the 5th Photovoltaic Fab Managers Forum of the SEMI PV Group in Berlin. However, it remains to be seen whether or not this will suffice to counter the dominance of Asian manufacturers.

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pv magazine

21 Apr 2011

“It’s five minutes to midnight,” warned Peter Fath, CTO of Centrotherm, at last year’s Fab Managers Forum. In light of increasing global competition and the dominance of Asian manufacturers, the clock has continued to tick and the grace period for European cell and module manufacturers has become even shorter. This became clear at the two-day …

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