TOP CHINESE SOLAR MAKERS DODGING TARIFFS
One-Third of Tier 1 c-Si Module Supply Now Using Third-Party Cells
Finlay Colville, November 22, 2013 (SolarBuzz)
“Almost one-third of c-Si modules being shipped today by the leading (tier 1) c-Si module suppliers for solar photovoltaic (PV) installations are using c-Si solar cells made by third-party suppliers…[from below 10% in Q1’10, primarily due to] Chinese module suppliers…increasing their market share within the United States…[and the] U.S. end-market requires that Chinese PV modules use non-Chinese-made PV cells to avoid import duties…[Also, as] one of the leading countries for solar-cell manufacturing, Taiwan cell makers are only beginning to add meaningful levels of module capacity…[so they] still rely upon supplying cells to module manufacturers…Third-party module supply is also currently on the rise…[and the] c-Si value-chain from wafer-to-module remains largely a buyer’s market, with many tier-2 Chinese companies having no option but to act as OEM suppliers to tier-1 competitors…” click here for more
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