Orders for PV production equipment are expected to crash 47% next year, falling from $14.2bn in 2011 to $7.6bn in 2012, according to market researcher Solarbuzz. The analysis covers the supply chain from ingots to modules, but excludes polysilicon.
Companies like Meyer Burger, Centrotherm and Applied Materials have flown high in recent years as PV manufacturers feverishly ordered up production equipment to swell their capacities in line with rival firms.
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