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China, the world's largest solar cell manufacturer, is on course to produce
11.5 gigawatts (GW) of solar cells this year, an association executive said
at an industry meeting in Beijing Oct. 31.
National solar cell output totaled 9.17 GW from January to September,
according to Cao Guoqing, Vice Secretary General of the China Battery
Industry Association. The provinces of Jiangsu, Hebei and Zhejiang were the
top three manufacturers, Cao said.
According to the Earth Policy Institute, a U.S.-based environmental think
tank, Chinese solar cell production last year doubled for the seventh
consecutive year to hit 10.8 GW. In comparison, Taiwan was a distant second
with 3.6 GW produced, followed by Japan with 2.2 GW, Germany with 2 GW, and
the U.S. with 1.1 GW.
Speaking at the China New Energy Battery Industry Investment Forum, Cao
attributed the substantial growth in recent years to a favorable policy
environment and healthy competition from the growing presence of foreign
manufacturers in China.
China's solar cell exports surged 48.2 percent year-on-year to 245 million
units in the first three quarters of the year, Cao said.
The dominance of Chinese solar cell manufacturers in the global industry has
sparked trade concerns from overseas markets, particularly the U.S. On Oct.
19, seven American solar panel manufacturers filed a broad trade case with
the U.S. Department of Commerce, accusing Chinese companies of receiving
huge government subsidies and dumping solar products in the U.S. at less
than the cost of manufacture.
-LX
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