Hanergy Global Solar Power & Applications Group, a subsidiary of the Chinese thin-film solar specialist, has forged a long-term strategic partnership with Sojitz Machinery, a unit of Tokyo-based trading firm Sojitz.

They did not disclose the terms of the agreement.

The two sides hope to promote the use of Hanergy's copper indium gallium selenide (CIGS) solar cells in Japan and other countries, Hanergy said in a filing to the Hong Kong stock exchange last week.

"(Sojitz)