China’s Solar Giants Say Industry Needs to Fight Cost Inflation
- Trina says cost surge has created ‘big hassle’ for customers
- Polysilicon prices expected to stay high through 2021: BNEF
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The heads of some of China’s largest solar makers pressed the industry to reduce costs as raw material inflation boosts panel prices for the first time in eight years.
Manufacturers like Trina Solar Co. and Longi Green Energy Technology Co. said rising prices are creating problems for their customers, solar’s end-users, and that companies in the supply chain need to improve cooperation to better balance supply and demand for materials.