The upgrade means JA nowexpects to have notched up full-year shipments of 1.68GW-1.7GW, compared to itsprevious guidance of 1.55GW-1.65GW.

JA’sstronger-than-anticipated shipments mean it stands a good chance of crackinginto the list of the world’s top 10 module suppliers, having diversifiedaggressively over the past few years from its former incarnation as a pure-playcell maker.

In January JA replaced itschief executive Peng Fang – brought on in 2010 to help with that transition –with chairman Jin Baofang, amid a sweeping cull of chief executives across theChinese PV space.

JA