Nippon Sheet Glass invests $365M to expand solar glass production in Vietnam and US

Nippon Sheet Glass will invest JPY 40 billion ($365 million) to restart an idle factory in Vietnam (mid-2019) and build a new factory in the US (H2 fiscal 2020) to produce solar glass, raising capacity by about 30%. It will also sign a long-term supply agreement with First Solar.

“Nippon Sheet Glass will invest around JPY 40 billion (USD 365 million) to expand production of solar glass, as growing demand for renewable energy reaches Japan’s material makers.”glassonline.com

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• glassonline.comNippon Sheet Glass invests in solar glass to raise global output | GlassOnline.com - The World's Leading Glass Industry WebsiteSoniaMay 14, 2018

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