Solar PV equipment supplier GT Advanced Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ: GTAT), formerly GT Solar, today announced an order worth $101 million for production equipment from an incumbent producer of polysilicon. The company’s CEO noted why this is important to GT:
This sale is a noteworthy milestone as it represents the first time GT has sold its CVD reactors to one of the large incumbent polysilicon producers.
The company’s CVD reactor is capable of producing 400 metric tons annually of the high-purity polysilicon used in making solar PV panels. Polysilicon prices have fallen from nearly $80/kilogram in April 2011 to around $28/kilogram today.
Shares in GT are up more than 3% at $7.84.
Top Gaining Stocks
Top Losing Stocks