Hanwha SolarOne – which isbased in Shanghai, China, but part of the Seoul-based Hanwha Corporation, is forecastingmodule shipments of 1.3-1.5GW this year, including processing services.

That compares with the 830MW it managed last year and 844MWin 2011.

CEO Ki-Joon Hong said factorspointing to a better 2013 include good visibility on sales in South Africa andJapan “for the first half of this year in particular.”

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