Monocrystalline wafer producer Comtec Solar Systems Group reported third-quarter preliminary results showing higher wafer shipments and increased revenue but gross margins continue to decline.
US-listed Industrial adhesives supplier H.B. Fuller has said that after the acquisition of China-based adhesives specialist, TONSAN Adhesive, earlier in the year, it was working to develop new technologies for PV manufacturers.
‘Silicon Module Super League’ (SMSL) member JinkoSolar said that capacity of ingot/wafer, solar cell and solar modules would be expanded further in 2016 to meet growing demand.
‘Silicon Module Super League’ (SMSL) member Hanwha Q CELLS has said it expects to reach nameplate capacity of 5.2GW for both solar cells and modules by the middle of 2016 as the company continues major expansions in 2015.
ISRA VISION / GP SOLAR are providing a suite of PV module inspection systems that can provide 100% automatic defect classification, which are designed to optimize costs throughout PV module production and ensure a high quality inspection for process and handling control.
Struggling PV manufacturer LDK Solar said its president and CEO, Xingxue Tong, had resigned with immediate effect last Friday on personal grounds that were not disclosed.
PV encapsulant producer STR Holdings reported another quarter of disappointing financial results, while the corner may have been turned after secure major supply deals Trina Solar & Talesun.
The largest polysilicon and solar wafer producer GCL-Poly Energy Holdings has reported both its polysilicon and wafer operations were at full capacity in the third quarter of 2015.
