1 July 2013
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Renesola Ltd.
restarted its production at
Sichuan polysilicon plant following
upgrades to its furnaces and hydrochlorination technology.
The company had halted polysilicon production last November
in order to complete its upgrade as well as
to integrate phase II production facilities with those of phase I
for a combined
polysilicon production capacity of 10,000 Metric tons.
Among the upgrades were new proprietary reduction furnaces
and improved proprietary hydrochlorination technology,
which reduces energy consumption to less than
100 kilowatt-hour (kWh) per kilogram compared to
145 kilowatt-hour (kWh) before the upgrades.
Renesolar began trial production at its newly integrated
10,000 MT polysilicon plant in the first quarter of 2013 and
commenced full production on 1 July, 2013.
The company expects to produce approximately
1,800 - 2,000 MT of polysilicon with a
production cost of approximately $18/kg,
compared to approximately 1,176 MT of polysilicon
with a production cost of approximately $24/kg
in the third quarter of 2012.
Renesola
Mr.Xianshou Li , Chief Executive Officer
- Our polysilicon plant upgrades are key to
* reducing our overall wafer and module production costs,
* as well as shielding us from volatility
in the polysilicon market.
- We are confident our expanded, internal polysilicon production
will continue to lower our production costs
* giving us an advantage over competitors and
* helping us to deliver positive results to our shareholders
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