Asbeck blamesSolarWorld’s disappointing sales performance in the first half of 2013 – withshipments down 30% to 233MW at a time when installations are expanding globally– on customer concerns about the company’s restructuring process.

The restructuringand the resulting negative headlines created “noticeable uncertainty among ourcustomers”, causing “considerable harm” to the company’s top line, Asbeck says.

Total first-halfrevenues fell to €201m ($267m) from €340m last year.

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