Featured in A sustainable growth? – 07-2013

Top ten manufacturers are all producing in Asia

Industry ranking: The ten largest manufacturers of crystalline solar modules are all either Chinese companies or they manufacture in Asia. Contract manufacturing, which presumably will additionally benefit from the announced EU trade penalty duties, has also increased. Those large Chinese module manufacturers who became less reliant on the European market are now enjoying competitive advantages.

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pv magazine

10 Jul 2013

The year 2012 was characterized by particular challenges for the industry. On the one hand, companies had to lower costs even further in order to survive the competition at all; on the other hand, they had to invest in the development of new markets. “By far not all of the companies have struck this balance,” …

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