GT Solar expands presence in China
Opens Sales Offices in Shanghai and Beijing
December 28, 2006
Source: GT Solar -press release
http://www.gtsolar.com/news/shownews.php?id=101
Merrimack, NH (USA) : GT Solar Incorporated, a global leader in photovoltaic technologies and equipment, announced today an expansion of its presence in China by the formation of a Wholly Owned Foreign Enterprise (WOFE), GT Solar (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. GT Solar’s main office will be located in Shanghai on Nanjing Lu in the new Plaza 66 Tower 2. An additional office will be located in Beijing serving customers in the north. Future plans include warehousing in the Waigaoqiao Free Trade Zone in PuDong.
“GT Solar is working with an increasing number of customers in China that have been developed over the last 5 years,” said Jeff Ford, General Manager of GT Solar (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. “We value these long term relationships, and are committed to enhancing our customer base in China. Having a full-time presence in the region will improve our ability to provide technical and sales support to our customers.”
GT Solar Incorporated is a leading provider of essential technology, equipment and turnkey manufacturing solutions across the photovoltaic supply chain worldwide. Based in Merrimack, NH (USA), the company’s products include equipment used to produce multi-crystalline solar wafers, cells and modules. It has a global blue-chip customer base. GT recently expanded its product line to include polysilicon reactors – devices that allow customers to produce the polysilicon from which solar cells are made.
For more information, go to www.gtsolar.com.