L R AS Published on Sunday 30 August 2020 - n° 329 - Categories:the manufacturers, cells
Cell manufacturers in the first half of the year
Compared with the corresponding period in 2019, shipments from the top five cell suppliers grew significantly in the first half of the year. Shipments from Tongwei increased by
31 % compared to the previous year, Aiko's sales by 83 %, Lu'an's by 76 % thanks to sales on the Chinese market, Runergy's sales doubled. The volume of Solar Space's shipments increased by 22 per cent, making it the fifth largest company. Several manufacturers have suffered huge commercial setbacks abroad with covid.
Overall, total cell deliveries by the top five manufacturers increased over last year. Tier 1 cell manufacturers are benefiting from cost, sales and large wafer compatibility advantages. They have progressively cannibalized the market share of smaller manufacturers this year. As new cell production capacity continues to come on stream in the second half of the year, it remains to be seen how many older production lines are or will be phased out.
https://www.infolink-group.com/en/solar/feature-rankings/2020-H1-cell-shipment-ranking
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