JA Solar Holdings Co. Ltd. is a leading manufacturer of high quality solar power products. The company's global headquarter is located in Shanghai, China. JA Solar Holdings Co. Ltd. has a strong presence throughout Germany, Spain, United States, Sweden and South Korea. Most of their clients are OEMs who customize integrated solar modules. These solar systems are used to convert sunlight into electricity for commercial, residential, and utility-scale power generation. JA Solar Holdings Co. Ltd. has two state-of-the-art production facilities in Ningjin (Hebei Province), and Yangzhou (Jiangsu Province). The company has a PV module production facility in Fengxian, Shanghai (annual capacity of 1.2 GW) and multi-crystalline silicon wafer facility in Donghai, Jiangsu Province (annual capacity of 600 MW). JA Solar Holdings Co. Ltd. has an advanced research and development center in Yangzhou (Jiangsu Province).
JA Solar Holdings Co. Ltd. was established on May 18, 2005. It was publicly listed on New York’s NASDAQ stock market on 7 th February, 2007. The company’s ticker symbol is JASO. In 2009, the company's net revenue totaled US$1.78 billion, a total increase of 211 % from US$572.5 million in 2009. In 2006, the daily solar cell output crossed 90,000 units. In 2007, JA Solar Holdings Co. Ltd. established its European office in Munich, Germany and US office in Silicon Valley, California. In 2009, the company became one of top 6 solar cell manufacturers in the world with cell production capacity of 3 GW.
In January 2010, Dr. Fang Peng was appointed Chief Executive Officer to oversee the company's overall strategy. Mr. Jian Xie has been appointed as Chief Operating Officer in January 2010. The Board of Directors has appointed Mr. Min Cao as Chief Financial Officer in August 2011. In September 2010, Mr. Yong Liu was appointed Chief Technology Officer. In January 2009, Mr. Ming Yang has joined as Vice President.
JA Solar Holdings Co. Ltd. manufactures solar cells (mono series, quasi-mono series and poly series), pv systems and solar modules (mono-crystalline silicon module and poly-crystalline silicon module).The solar cells offer stable performance and high efficiency when it comes to photovoltaic conversion. Advanced diffusion technology ensures homogeneous energy conversion. The modules comprise of highly efficient crystalline silicon cells. They contain low iron and high transmission tempered glass. Water resistant junction box is also provided. All the products are highly durable and can easily stand different atrocious weather. Customized modules are available according to the requirements of the clients.
On March 2011, JA Solar Holdings Co. Ltd. announced an investment agreement with City of Hefei to establish a 3GW advanced photovoltaic production facility. The total cost of the project would be 13.5 billion RMB. Moreover, MEMC Singapore and JA Solar Holdings Co. Ltd. agreed to form a joint venture to build and operate a new solar cell production facility with a capacity of 250 megawatts.
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