The Kyoto-based company, which doesnot disclose detailed figures on its solar business, says that solar productsales contributed to a 20% increase in third quarter revenues in its applied-ceramic segment over the prior quarter to 51.3bn yen ($558m).

Solar cells and modules account forthe largest portion of revenues in the segment, which in turn contributes about15% of the group’s total sales.

Kyocera has targeted solar cellproduction of 750MW for the current budget year ending on 31 March.

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