“A compromise has now been found in the solar dispute between the EU and China,” says Wacker chief executive Rudolf Staudigl. “If this settlement is implemented, it could mark the start of another global PV upturn.”

Staudigl’s comments, made as Wacker released its second-quarter financial results, are among the most bullish on record in the wake of the weekend’s accord, which will see a minimum price and a maximum export volume imposed on Chinese PV kit shipped into the EU.

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