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The rock to rule the world.

It sure is a sign of the times when a Chinese fabric company has a polysilicon producing subsidiary.

Jiangyin, China-based JiangSu Sunshine Co., also known as China's largest wortsted and wool fabric company—which produces 350,000 premium men's suits a year—has apparently advanced $121.4 million with the intention of buying polysilicon making equipment for its subsidiary Ningxia Sunshine Silicon Co., which plans to output a relatively paltry 4,000 tons of polysilicon per year compared to larger plants.

This bit of news comes at an interesting time for polysilicon.

April 14, 2008 - News Brief - The company said the polysilicon supply market has changed for the better, and it no longer needs to build the plant.Full Story »

March 10, 2008 - News Brief - The $49 million contract is for primary converter and reactor systems for a planned polysilicon production project.Full Story »

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November 13, 2007 - News Brief - Sichuan will supply Trina with enough polysilicon to produce 1,300 megawatts of modules.Full Story »

October 24, 2007 - News Brief - Trina will get 200 megawatts of silicon under the five year agreement.Full Story »

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