LDK Solar 'to get $64m CDB loan'

Heavily indebted Chinese wafer-maker LDK Solar is set to receive a 400m yuan ($64.3m) loan from China Development Bank (CDB) to invest in upgrades to a polysilicon plant, according to media reports.

The company, which has $3.1bn in debt on its books, is aiming to use the fresh funds to bring processing costs at the silicon plant down to less than $20 per kg, says the state-owned Xinhua media agency.

This will allow it to restart production at the factory, which has been closed since May last year, and prepare for an independent listing of the facility, adds the report.

A public relations official at LDK declined to comment on the matter to Recharge.

LDK has already defaulted on loans, according to reports, and is struggling to…

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