Shock to Q-Cells, SolarWorld, Yingli and Co: Apple needs to put solar industry supplier

This has already missed the heavy pressurized solar industry just yet. Theelectronics giant Foxconn wants to get into the solar business. Foxconn iscontract manufacturer of, among other things Apple. The new entry of theelectronics giant is expected margins for solar cells and modules can be fusedon.

With 1.2 million employees and annual sales of over $ 60 billion from TaiwanFoxconn is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of electronics and computer parts. Soon, the range is extended to solar cells. Initially, 30 milliondollars in the construction of the production will be invested.

Razor-thin margins

Foxconn is known in the electrical industry for extremely low production costs.Almost all large technology companies can assemble their devices from theTaiwanese. The margins are razor thin, with only five percent. In the solarindustry rather margins between 20 and 30 percent are common.

“Will exacerbate the entry of Foxconn in the solar industry competition and bringthe margins to remain under pressure,” says Lian Rui, an analyst of the industry service Solarbuzz. And quite soon, as early as May 2012, the production start.Details on the production capacity were not previously published.

Problems for the Chinese

By entering the electronics giant Foxconn expected prices for solar cells and modules come under further pressure. Bad news for the already barelycompetitive German manufacturers such as Q-Cells and Solar World. But theChinese solar companies like Yingli Green Energy, Suntech Power and TrinaSolar will have to come up with something.

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