wafer manufacturing

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.

Analysis: The opening of Corning's Michigan wafer plant puts it in a strong position to supply US-made, FEOC-compliant products, while competition from outside remains scarce.

US solar manufacturer Corning has brought online its wafer production at its Michigan plant, during the third quarter of 2025.

OCI Holdings’ decision this week to buy a Vietnamese solar wafer facility to supply the US solar cell manufacturing industry makes clear the biggest vulnerability facing the sector today.

Korean chemical production firm OCI Holdings has acquired a 65% stake in a Vietnamese solar wafer production plant, intending to export solar wafers to the US.

PV Talk: Qcells’ CTO Danielle Merfeld discusses the imminent opening of America’s first integrated c-Si ingot-to-module factory and her belief in solar’s long-term strengths.

Premier Energies has partnered with Sino-American Silicon Products Inc to establish a 2GW per annum silicon wafer manufacturing facility in India.

Gstar Solar has received solar equipment - monocrystalline growth furnaces - for its 3GW wafer manufacturing plant in Indonesia.

Indian solar manufacturer Premier Energies has put under review its plan to build a solar cell plant in the US due to policy uncertainty.