At one time among Germany’s largest PV companies, Solon wentbankrupt in 2011 and its key assets were acquired the following year bylittle-known UAE-based solar manufacturer Microsol.

As part of that deal, Microsol committed to maintaining atleast one production line in Germany, as well as Solon’s headquarters in aneye-catching building on the outskirts of Berlin.

However, Microsol later confirmed its intention to focusfuture capacity expansions in the UAE and India, which it flagged up as a keymarket for the company going forward.

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