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GT Solar endures rocky IPO

30 July 2008 • 1 min read

But dip in oil price and concerns over competitor fail to derail $500m IPO

A large IPO in the solar industry was marred last week after oil prices dipped, and the loss of a major customer knocked out almost a tenth of its booked business. GT Solar International, which makes...

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