Q Cells claimed market-share gains in European and Japanese markets as it shipped 247MW of PV equipment in the January-March first quarter, with module production reaching 244MW.

The company was bought out of insolvency by Korea's Hanwha group in 2012.

Q Cells today said it was profitable before interest and tax in the first quarter of 2014 and expects to end the year in positive territory thanks to shipments of between 1GW and 1.2GW.

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