Fab & Facilities

The removal of a tax rebate for Chinese PV exports is set to drive up module prices as overseas buyers rush to secure lower-priced products.

Solar polysilicon manufacturer United Solar Holding has secured over US$900 million in financing for its polysilicon plant in Oman.

Egyptian manufacturing firm Kemet has signed a deal with Chinese solar manufacturer GCL Technologies to build a 5GW solar cell and module manufacturing hub in the country.

Australian start-up Stellar PV has released early details of the solar ingot and wafer facility it plans to build in the state of Queensland.

US metals firm Comstock has completed all the necessary permits to build a solar module recycling facility in Nevada.

Solar manufacturing major Canadian Solar is looking to raise US$200 million in convertible senior note sales to support its US manufacturing operations

The PV Review, 2025: Three companies have made headlines for their efforts, and failures, to produce polysilicon in the US this year.

Wang Bohua, honorary chairman of the China PV Industry Association (CPIA), said that the polysilicon production in China experienced its first year-on-year decline since 2013, while wafer production registered its first year-on-year decline since 2009.

Solar manufacturer SEG Solar has started construction on a 3GW ingot and wafer manufacturing plant in Indonesia.

Multinational solar manufacturer Canadian Solar will assume direct control of its US solar PV and energy storage manufacturing operations, in a strategic move which may reduce its supply chain risks.