Hanwha Q CELLS Increases Production Capacity to 1.5 GW by End of the Year

Hanwha Q CELLS has completed the construction of an additional 204 MW production line for high performance solar cells in its Malaysian manufacturing facility. In addition, Europe´s largest photovoltaics (PV) provider announced a further increase in production capacity to more than 1.5 GW in total.

Hanwha Q CELLS has grown its shipments in the first half of 2014 by 68% to 539 MW in total (H1 2013: 320 MW), thus confirming the company´s position as the largest European PV provider.

“Hanwha Q CELLS is further expanding its strong position in the international PV markets,” said CEO Charles Kim. “Against the background of rising global demand for our high quality PV products and solutions, we will further increase our international production capacities.”

The construction of an additional 204 MW cell production line at the company´s main plant for mass production in Cyberjaya, Malaysia, was first announced in January 2014. The construction was completed on schedule by the end of June 2014. The line is already producing the company´s leading solar cells and is currently being ramped up to full utilization. Thus the company´s main facility for mass production in Malaysia has now reached a total production capacity of 1.1 GW.

The company said it has launched Manufacturing Excellence Initiatives at both its production sites in Malaysia and Germany, which are expected to result in an additional capacity increase of around 230 MW by the end of this year. By further increasing capacity the company aims to satisfy the growing global demand for its high quality PV modules and solutions.