SolarWorld told investors it expects to increase group-wide shipments by at least 25% in 2015, as it revealed they had risen by more than 30% in the current first quarter compared to the same three months in 2014.

The company managed module shipments of 849MW last year – itself a 55% uplift on 2013’s level – as it moved back into expansionary mode following a turbulent restructuring process.

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