LDK Solar Co. Ltd., a manufacturer of multicrystalline solar wafers and PV products, says it has expanded its vertical manufacturing by completing the installation and trial runs of the first production line of solar cells in its newly installed manufacturing facility in Xinyu City, China.
The new solar cell manufacturing line currently has an annualized capacity of 60 MW and is expected to reach 120 MW by the end of the third quarter.
According to Xiaofeng Peng, chairman and CEO of the company, the new production line is important in achieving LDK Solar's goal of producing 50% of its module manufacturing needs in-house.
SOURCE: LDK Solar
