Suntech Power Holdings Co. Ltd. Fundamental Company Report Including Financial, SWOT, PESTEL*, Competitors and Industry Analysis

Suntech Power Holdings Co. Ltd. Fundamental Company Report provides a complete overview of the company’s affairs. All available data is presented in a comprehensive and easily accessed format. The report includes financial and SWOT information, industry analysis, opinions, estimates, plus annual and quarterly forecasts made by stock market experts. The report also enables direct comparison to be made between Suntech Power Holdings Co. Ltd. and its competitors. This provides our Clients with a clear understanding of Suntech Power Holdings Co. Ltd. position in the Semiconductor Industry.

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• Also the report provides relevant news, an analysis of PR-activity, and stock price movements. The latter are correlated with pertinent news and press releases, and annual and quarterly forecasts are given by a variety of experts and market research firms. Such information creates your awareness about principal trends of Suntech Power Holdings Co. Ltd. business.
• * - The report may be supplemented by PESTEL analysis, an ideal tool that helps to uncover external factors influencing the business.

About Suntech Power Holdings Co. Ltd.

Suntech Power Holdings Co., Ltd. operates as a solar energy company. The company designs, develops, manufactures, and markets various PV cells and modules, including a range of value-added BIPV (building-integrated photovoltaics) products. Its products are used to provide electric power for residential, commercial, industrial and public utility applications in various markets worldwide. The company also provides PV (photovoltaic) system integration services to customers in China and the United States.

Products and Services

The company’s products are used to provide reliable and environmentally friendly electric power for residential, commercial, industrial and public utility applications in various markets worldwide. The company also provides commercial and utility scale PV system integration services in both the United States and China.

PV Cells

A PV cell is a semiconductor device made from a silicon wafer that converts sunlight into electricity by photovoltaic effect. The company produces various monocrystalline and multicrystalline silicon PV cells.

PV Modules

A PV module is an assembly of PV cells that have been electrically interconnected and encapsulated via a lamination process into a durable and weather-proof package. The company produces various PV modules ranging from two to 290 watts in power, with higher output modules under development.

BIPV

The company’s Just Roof product and SolarBlend solar tile are products where the solar panel displaces the traditional roofing material. In addition to sales of BIPV products under the Suntech brand, the company also sells its BIPV products as part of an OEM strategy which are sold under other brand names. The company has ongoing relationships with several technology and channel partners, including Akeena Solar, Applied Solar (formerly Open Energy Corporation), Eagle Roofing, and DRI/Lumeta.

Markets

The company sells its products in various markets worldwide, including Spain, Germany, the United States, China, South Korea, Italy, the Middle East, Australia and Japan. The company also provides PV system integration services in China and the United States.

Sales and Marketing

The company also has been actively establishing local sales offices in its markets such as Spain, Italy, Germany, Japan, Australia, South Korea and the Middle East. The company has established local sales and service offices in Dubai, Madrid, Milan, Munich, San Francisco, Seoul, Sydney, Schaffhausen (outside of Zurich), and Tokyo.

Customers

The company’s major international customers include IBC Solar, Energiebau Solarstromsysteme GMBH, Krannich Solar GMBH, Energetica Wing SRL, and EDF EN Development.

Significant Events

On October 5, 2010, National Semiconductor Corporation announced that it is collaborating with Suntech Power Holdings Co. Ltd. to develop 'smart panel' technology, incorporating National Semiconductor's award-winning SolarMagic power optimizer chipset into Suntech solar panels to improve the power output of solar systems.

On October 11, 2010, Azuray Technologies, Inc. announced it is collaborating with Suntech Power Holdings Co. Ltd. to explore 'smart panel' solutions targeted at bringing greater solar energy generation to new solar installations.

In October 2010, Suntech Power Holdings Co. Ltd. and CaliSolar, Inc. announced that the companies have signed an agreement to construct a solar silicon manufacturing facility in Ontario Canada.

In December 2010, Suntech Power Holdings Co. Ltd. would form a joint venture with Wuxi Industrial Development Fund and Wuxi New District E&D Group to own and operate a 1.2GW PV cell production facility located at the heart of Suntech's Wuxi campus.

Competition

The company’s competitors include PV divisions of large conglomerates such as Sharp Corporation, specialized cell manufacturers such as Q-Cells AG, as well as integrated manufacturers of PV products such as Kyocera Corporation, Renewable Energy Corporation, SolarWorld AG and SunPower Corporation. The company’s competitors also include Trina Solar; Yingli Solar; and First Solar, Inc.

History

Suntech Power Holdings Co., Ltd. was founded in 2001.