In its preliminary 2009 results, Q-Cells reports that its full-year sales declined for the first time in its history – falling to €801m ($1.1bn) from €1.3bn. Its total output – including crystalline solar cells and thin-film modules from Solibro – fell 4% year on year to 551 megawatts.
The Thalheim-based firm, which was overtaken in 2009 by US-based First Solar as the world’s largest solar-module maker, posted a full-year operating loss of €481m, compared to a profit of €205.1m
