The
company
is
under
increasing
pressure
to
cut
costs
by
concentrating
its
production
in
Malaysia,
where
integrated
production
of
wafers,
cells,
and
modules
means
costs
are
lower.
The
plant,
at
the
Kulim
Hi-Tech
Park
in
the
state
of
Kedah,
will
begin
operating
in
December.
"Panasonic
will
reduce
production
of
solar
modules
at
Sanyo
Hungary
from
October,”
Panasonic
spokesperson
Viktoriya
Chamata
tells
Recharge.
“The
company
will
redesign
the
global
production
system
utilising
Panasonic
Energy
Malaysia
as
a
core
factory
to
further
strengthen
cost
competitiveness
of
solar
modules,”
she
adds.
Production
in
Hungary,
which
produced
315MW
last
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