Solar cell maker E-ton signs two long-term supply contracts

Nuying Huang, Taipei; Yvonne Yu, DIGITIMES [Tuesday 16 December 2008]

E-ton Solar Tech, a Taiwan-based maker of crystalline silicon solar cells, announced that the company has signed long-term silicon wafer supply contracts with two separate companies, according to a company filing with the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TSE).

According to the filing, E-ton will supply 6-inch polysilicon wafers totaling 309 MWp over six years to one company, while supplying a total of 326MWp worth of monocrystalline 6-inch wafers over seven years to another company.

E-ton did not revel the names of its customers.

Taiwan silicon wafer firm sees '09 capacity up 40-50 pct

HSINCHU, Taiwan, Nov 18 (Reuters) - Sino-American Silicon Products Inc, Taiwan's top maker of silicon wafers for solar cells, said on Tuesday it will boost its capacity 40-50 percent next year, amid booming demand for alternative energy.

The company also expects its 2009 sales to rise by a similar amount next year to about T$16 billion ($481 million) from T$11 billion this year, President Doris Hsu said at a media event.

Established in 1981, Sino-American Silicon competes with Green Energy Technology Inc and bigger rivals such as Norway's Renewable Energy Corp ASA and China's LDK Solar Co Ltd.
It sells wafers to downstream solar cell makers such as Motech Industries and E-Ton Solar in Taiwan.