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Sailing New Energy Resources Co., Ltd. has signed a supply agreement with Yingli Green Energy for the provision of polysilicon from the fourth quarter of 2008 until the end of 2010. Sailing, a Chongqing, China-based polysilicon supplier, will supply polysilicon during the period that will facilitate Yingli Green Energy’s production of between 160MW and 200MW of PV modules.

"We are very confident in Sailing's ability to produce high purity polysilicon with the proven refined Siemens method and their high quality production lines," said Liansheng Miao, Chairman and CEO of Yingli Green Energy. "This contract will further increase our visibility on polysilicon supply from 2008 to 2010."

By Síle Mc Mahon