# Vitro expands First Solar glass supply contract by $1.3 billion

Vitro expanded its contract with First Solar to supply $1.3 billion of glass front sheets for thin-film solar panels over the next 10 years, broadening an original $1.2 billion deal from May. Production for the expansion is set to begin in the first quarter of 2026.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2023-10-24
- Where: United States
- Value: $1.30B
- Status: announced
- Products: glass front sheets for thin-film solar panels
- Sectors: [Power Generation Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/power-generation-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [Vitro](https://endata.com/companies/4167.md) (supplier)
- [First Solar](https://endata.com/companies/11148.md) (customer)

## Sources

- [environmentenergyleader.com](https://www.environmentenergyleader.com/articles/9690-vitro-first-solar-expand-contract-for-solar-panel-glass-sales-by-13-billion), 2023-10-24: "Vitro is expanding its contract with First Solar, providing the sales of $1.3 billion worth of glass front sheets used for the company's advanced thin-film photovoltaic (PV) solar panels."

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