Featured in Suntech's darkest hour – 05-2013

Trend reversal up ahead

Industry ranking: Even for the largest manufacturers it was difficult to make money simply by producing solar cells last year. The market was characterized by overcapacities, declining prices and consolidation. And the ongoing trade disputes are also having an impact on the top ten manufacturers as well. Nevertheless, analysts expect to see a slight recovery of the market as a whole again in the year 2013.
By
Mirco Sieg

There are now very few pure cell manufacturers. In general cell production is integrated into the wafer and module production facilities of the respective manufacturers. For some this strategy proved to be an advantage last year because generating a profit solely with solar cell production was virtually impossible. “Throughout the industry we are currently seeing …

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