Featured in How low can they go? – 07-2018

Survival of the biggest

After a strong year in 2017, many of China’s PV manufacturers announced investments into major capacity expansions, expecting future demand to keep growing. China’s May 31 announcement, however, is set to slash demand for 2018.

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Mark Hutchins

25 Jul 2018

At the beginning of the year, no one expected Chinese demand to go anywhere but up. For the previous two years, demand had surpassed all expectations and grown to unprecedented levels. At the start of 2018, it seemed that the industry had got the message – do not underestimate China’s module manufacturers, or the nation’s …

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