At a time when some other Chinese PV manufacturers – such asTrina and Canadian Solar – are upping their third-quarter guidance in advanceof publication, SolarOne saw both its quarterly revenues and shipments slidemodestly.

Revenues dipped 4% to 1.14bn yuan ($190m) quarter onquarter, while module shipments – including module-processing services – slid1% to 318MW.

SolarOne – known as Solarfun before being acquired by Korea’sHanwha Group – blamed the shipment decline on its having wrapped up a 155MWorder in South Africa the quarter before, the largest single order in thecompany’s history.

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