Shipments among the world’s 20 leading module suppliers hit a record 5.8GW during the second quarter of the year, reflecting both the growing global market and the increasing concentration of sales among the industry’s heaviest hitters.

Yingli alone is expected to have shipped 800MW of modules during the second quarter, a new record for a single company, while Trina, Jinko, Renesola and Hanwha SolarOne all broke their own records set last year.

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