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First Solar Announces Plans for Two New Manufacturing Facilities

New Plants in the U.S., Vietnam to increase capacity by nearly 500 MW/year

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By: DAVID SAVASTANO

Editor, Ink World Magazine

First Solar, Inc. announced plans to build two new four-line manufacturing plants that will boost the company’s annual manufacturing capacity by nearly 500 MW to help meet strong demand for its advanced thin-film photovoltaic modules. The plants are expected to be built in the U.S. and Vietnam and completed in 2012. Each new plant will create approximately 600 green jobs and will be designed to accommodate additional production capacity. Negotiations and site assessments are ongoing in...

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