Shares of Meyer Burger, based in Thun, leapt nearly 11% on news of the order, which comprises wire saws, cropping saws and wafer inspection systems.
Chief executive Peter Pauli notes that the order is a sign that many of his firm’s customers are increasingly upbeat about the economic fundamentals underpinning the solar sector.
In January Meyer Burger finalised its SFr300m friendly acquisition of Swiss competitor 3S Industries, creating the world’s third-largest maker of solar-manufacturing equipment, behind US-based Applied Materials and Switzerland’s Oerlikon Solar.
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