The
Japanese
electronics
giant
says
the
vertically-integrated
production
facility
will
turn
out
wafers,
cells
and
modules
when
it
begins
operation
in
December
2012.
The
new
factory
will
be
built
on
a
70,000-square-metre
site
at
the
Kulim
Hi-Tech
Park
in
the
Malaysian
state
of
Kedah,
employing
1,500
people.
Panasonic
says
the
plant
will
help
it
meet
anticipated
growing
demand
for
residential
solar
systems
in
Japan
and
elsewhere,
and
will
produce
its
HIT
(Heterojunction
with
Intrinsic
Thin-layer)
modules
at
Kulim.
Panasonic
has
stuck
to
its
ambitions
to
become
one
of
the
world’s
three
largest
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