Following upgrades to its furnaces and hydrochlorinationtechnology, ReneSola kicked off fully on 1 July, having called time on thefacility last November due to its uncompetitive costs.

Since the beginning of the year it has been slowing rampingup at the 10,000-tonne factory.

ReneSola – initially a wafer specialist before diversifyingto become one of China’s most vertically-integrated PV manufacturers in recentyears – says it is now producing at $18/kg, compared to $24/kg before theupgrade.

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