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First Solar Announces Intent to Expand German Manufacturing Plant

Move would double capacity and create hundreds of jobs

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By: DAVID SAVASTANO

Editor, Ink World Magazine

First Solar, Inc. announced its intent to expand its German manufacturing plant in Frankfurt an der Oder, doubling local production capacity and creating several hundred new jobs. The company, which already employs more than 600 associates in Frankfurt (Oder) manufacturing First Solar’s trademark thin-film solar modules, is in advanced talks with the German regional and federal authorities to obtain the necessary regulatory permits and financial framework for the expansion. The expan...

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