Global leading manufacturer and leading technology solution provider Heraeus Photovoltaics announced yesterday that it’s been building an integrated base in Minhang District, Shanghai as its new global headquarter and expanding production capacity on a large scale, aiming to meet the growing demand of the photovoltaic industry and consolidate its global market position, since the demand of photovoltaic industry will continue to show an upward trend in the next few years, according to experts’ prediction.
At that time, the company’s all research and development facilities in its Shanghai Innovation Center will be moved into the new headquarter building, and it will purchase other advanced experimental equipment and continue to introduce top talents to enhance the innovation strength and improve the overall scientific research level. After the new production base is put into operation, the annual production capacity of silver slurry of the company will reach 3,000 tons.
Zhou Wen, President of Heraeus Photovoltaics said that the company is full of confidence in the future development of photovoltaic industry. Relying on the new integrated base, they will further deepen cooperation with customers and accelerate the pace of innovation.
As a German family business with a history of more than 300 years, the group has provided diversified advanced products for all walks of life in the world, and has attached great importance to the Chinese market. They have established its first company in Chinese mainland as early as 1994. As one of the most important and dynamic global business units of Heraeus Group, Heraeus Photovoltaics is committed to providing high-performance metallized conductive silver slurry for global solar cell manufacturers concentrated in Asia through unremitting technological innovation, continuous R&D investment and highly localized production.
