SAS, a Taiwan-based solar ingot and wafer, cell and module manufacturer, has announced plans to temporarily suspend production at its cell manufacturing facility in Yilan county, on the northeastern part of the island.
The company said it would halt production at its solar cell factory in Taiwan from Jan. 7 to Feb. 4, following media reports suggesting that weak demand in the solar sector has prompted the decision.
It said in a filing to the Taiwanese stock exchange that it will suspend operations on its Yilan solar cell production line. Employees will take special leave, with the option to use advanced leave if needed. It noted that its cell business represents around 2% of its total revenue.
“SAS remains confident in Taiwan's high-quality, high-efficiency solar cells. We continue to promote growth in Taiwan's solar market while actively expanding international market opportunities,” said the company.
SAS has also produced wafers at a factory in Chunan, Taiwan, since 2005.
This content is protected by copyright and may not be reused. If you want to cooperate with us and would like to reuse some of our content, please contact: editors@pv-magazine.com.
By submitting this form you agree to pv magazine using your data for the purposes of publishing your comment.
Your personal data will only be disclosed or otherwise transmitted to third parties for the purposes of spam filtering or if this is necessary for technical maintenance of the website. Any other transfer to third parties will not take place unless this is justified on the basis of applicable data protection regulations or if pv magazine is legally obliged to do so.
You may revoke this consent at any time with effect for the future, in which case your personal data will be deleted immediately. Otherwise, your data will be deleted if pv magazine has processed your request or the purpose of data storage is fulfilled.
Further information on data privacy can be found in our Data Protection Policy.