Suntech and JA Solar, both Chinese, tied for the number one spot, narrowly beating US-based First Solar.
Germany’s Q-Cells – the only European player to make the list, though it makes most of its cells in Malaysia – came in next at number four.
The five and six slots were grabbed by Taiwanese manufacturers Motech and Gintech, whose rise within the PV sector has been nothing short of astounding in the past two years.
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