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In brief, industrial projects: silicon in Malaysia, ingots in China for Trina and Gokin

Tokuyama and OCI plan to build

a 10,000 tonne silicon plant in Malaysia. OCI's Malaysian unit currently operates a 35,000-tonne polysilicon plant and a 3,000-tonne plant in South Korea.

https://www.pv-magazine.com/2023/06/02/tokuyama-oci-plan-to-build-10000-mt-polysilicon-factory-in-malaysia/

Editor's note This announcement indicates that silicon production outside China is starting to pick up.

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Trina Solar is to build a 25 GW ingot plant in Sichuan. The company's investment is expected to reach 1.55 billion dollars and will be completed in twelve months.

https://www.pv-magazine.com/2023/05/30/chinese-pv-industry-brief-trina-to-build-25-gw-ingot-factory-longi-reduces-wafer-prices-by-30/

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Wafer manufacturer Gokin Solar wants to raise RMB 5 billion to invest in a 25 GW ingot casting and 5 GW wafer capacity plant in Yibin, Sichuan province.

https://www.pv-magazine.com/2023/06/02/chinese-pv-industry-brief-tcl-zhonghuan-reduces-wafer-prices-tw-solar-announces-giant-solar-plant/