First Solar: New Plants in the U.S. & Vietnam to Increase Capacity by nearly 500 MW/Year
Tempe, USA, - First Solar, Inc. (Nasdaq: FSLR) announced plans to build two new four-line manufacturing plants that will boost the company's annual manufacturing capacity by nearly 500 MW.
The new factories will further extend First Solar's previously announced capacity additions, including eight lines at its Kulim, Malaysia facility, four lines in Frankfurt an der Oder, Germany, and two lines in Blanquefort, France. Earlier this year the company also completed an expansion of its Perrysburg, Ohio, manufacturing plant, which serves as First Solar's primary hub for engineering, research and development. All plants combined, will nearly double production capacity from 1.4 GW in 2010 to more than 2.7 GW in 2012.
Source: IWR Online, 14 Oct 2010