Meyer Burger receives follow-on PERC upgrade orders from key China customer

July 19, 2016
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Meyer Burger has received a follow-on order from an existing customer based in China for its MAiA 2.1 PERC technology upgrade platform.

Leading PV manufacturing equipment supplier Meyer Burger has received a follow-on order from an existing customer based in China for its MAiA 2.1 PERC technology upgrade platform.

The new order was said to be valued at around CHF 18 million (US$18.3 million) with delivery and commissioning of the equipment is expected in the fourth quarter 2016.

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Meyer Burger also noted that the same customer had already placed orders with the company valued at around CHF 40 million (US$40.7 million) in the past month, which included diamond wire cutting technology and cell efficiency upgrade equipment.

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