Sanyo Electric is planning to substantially expand production of
solar-cell wafers with the construction of a new factory in the U.S.
The factory in Salem, Oregon, is expected to begin producing the
wafers, which are the silicon sheets that are cut up to make solar
cells, in October next year. Full capacity of 70 megawatts (MW) worth
of wafers per year will be reached by April 2010, Sanyo said in a
statement. Sanyo will invest US$80 million in the construction of the
factory, which will employ 200 people.
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