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First Solar Shifts Malaysian Production Capacity to Series 5 Assembly

TetraSun product line discontinued to accommodate reallocation.

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By: DAVID SAVASTANO

Editor, Ink World Magazine

First Solar, Inc. is reallocating production capacity at its Kulim, Malaysia, facility to support a new assembly line dedicated to the company’s recently announced Series 5 thin film photovoltaic module offering. As a result, First Solar will end production of its TetraSun crystalline silicon solar panel product currently manufactured there, and expects to incur impairment and related charges of approximately $90 million to $110 million, substantially all of which is expected to be non-cash.   ...

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