JA shipped 1.7GW of PV kit last year – up just 0.4% on the year prior – as the Shanghai-based manufacturer prioritised cost reduction and stringent cash management.
Among other aspects of its cost-reduction campaign, JA retired 600MW of cell and module capacity in late 2012, leaving it with a capacity of 2.5GW for cells, 1.8GW for modules and 1GW for wafers – levels it intends to hold steady for the foreseeable future.
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