Although the Baoding-based company’s performance in areas like revenues and shipments improved at a slower pace than some of its rivals, it did so from a higher base, leaving it firmly in the pole position.

Unlike many tier-one Chinese module suppliers who have upped their shipment guidance for the whole of 2013, Yingli has held its guidance steady at 3.2GW-3.3GW – by far the industry’s highest.

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