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LDK Solar announces plan for 1GW Chinese factory

Tom Young

17 August 2010 • 2 min read

China-based manufacturer becomes latest solar firm to scale up to meet booming domestic demand

Chinese solar wafer manufacturer LDK Solar announced yesterday that it is to build a 1GW solar cell manufacturing facility in east China as it looks to cement its position as one of the country's leading...

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