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First Solar inaugurates first phase of South Carolina production facility

What happened

First Solar Inc inaugurated the first phase of its new $330m facility in Gaffney, South Carolina, which onshores final production processes for its Series 6 Plus modules.

Impact and signal

Medium impactImpact score: 60/100

Affected components and suppliers

CdTe thin-film photovoltaic (PV) moduleSeries 6 Plus modules

First Solar Inc

CdTethin-filmPVSeries 6 PlusSouth Carolinaonshoring

Source and time

Source: Semiconductor Today · 10/29/2026 · View original source

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First Solar inaugurates first phase of South Carolina production facility

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