International Business News - JASO http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif Chinese solar cell maker JA Solar Holdings Co. Ltd. said Thursday that Elmer Hsu will replace Kang Sun as chief operating officer on Aug. 1. Hsu has been an independent director since September 2007 and will retain his board seat. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080710/chinese-solar-cell-maker-ja-solar-to-get-new-coo.htm Thu, 10 Jul 2008 11:07:23 EDT U.S.-traded shares of Chinese solar companies declined Tuesday as Wall Street advanced slightly amid sinking oil prices. Oil prices fell as much as $6 a barrel, bringing crude down $10 this week and hurling prices back to levels not seen since June 26. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080708/adrs-in-focus-chinese-solar-stocks-decline.htm Tue, 08 Jul 2008 14:23:27 EDT Shares of solar companies ticked higher Monday as analysts become more optimistic about prospects for global growth in demand for solar energy products. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080616/sector-snap-solar-stocks-up-on-buoyant-demand.htm Mon, 16 Jun 2008 15:23:01 EDT U.S.-traded shares of Chinese solar companies advanced Monday, while on Wall Street a rise in oil prices and a decline in regional manufacturing activity exacerbated economic concerns. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080616/adrs-in-focus-chinese-solar-stocks-gain.htm Mon, 16 Jun 2008 14:11:33 EDT U.S.-traded shares of Chinese solar companies advanced Friday as Wall Street moved higher, partly on a decline in oil prices, but an index of Chinese ADRs pulled back slightly. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080613/adrs-in-focus-chinese-solar-stocks-gain.htm Fri, 13 Jun 2008 14:00:35 EDT U.S.-traded shares of solar companies slipped Tuesday, while the price of oil eased due to a stronger dollar. Wall Street traded mixed as the price of oil declined from a rise earlier in the day. Last week, the price of oil soared to a record above $139. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080610/adrs-in-focus-solar-stocks-decline.htm Tue, 10 Jun 2008 15:12:58 EDT Solar stocks fell Wednesday as analysts said solar cell makers with heavy exposure to silicon prices or the Spanish market could be at risk. Calyon Securities analyst George Kotzias said in a client note that so-called thin-film technology stands to gain on silicon--long the key ingredient in solar cells--because thin-film technology is less expensive than silicon. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080604/sector-snap-solar-companies-fall.htm Wed, 04 Jun 2008 16:40:07 EDT Solar energy ADRs mostly fell in Tuesday afternoon trading despite recent consolidation news that has energized the burgeoning industry. Robert Bosch GmbH, the world's largest auto parts supplier, said Monday it would pay $850 million, a steep premium, for Germany's ersol Solar Energy. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080603/adrs-in-focus-solar-companies-mostly-slide.htm Tue, 03 Jun 2008 14:20:38 EDT Shares of solar energy companies rose Tuesday on prospects for consolidation in an industry that has not seen much merger and acquisition activity. Robert Bosch GmbH, the world's largest auto parts supplier, said Monday is buying a majority stake in Germany's ersol Solar Energy in a deal worth about $850 million. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080603/german-solar-deal-triggers-merger-prospects.htm Tue, 03 Jun 2008 12:08:22 EDT Shares of solar power companies rose Friday after German lawmakers reached a tentative agreement on a milder reduction in state subsidies than some investors had feared. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080530/sector-snap-solar-cos-up-on-german-tariff-cut.htm Fri, 30 May 2008 12:14:12 EDT The possibility that Germany may accelerate its reduction in aid to solar power companies sent some of their shares lower Wednesday. The nation's so-called feed-in tariff obliges utilities to purchase electricity from solar sources at fixed, above-market rates for 20 years. Each year that the law--which has made Germany a world leader in development of solar power--is in effect, the size of the tariff declines. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080528/sector-snap-germany-may-cut-aid-to-solar-sector.htm Wed, 28 May 2008 13:57:18 EDT Chinese solar cell maker JA Solar Holdings Co. said Wednesday it priced a public offering of $350 million of five-year senior convertible notes and a concurrent offering of up to 13.1 million borrowed American Depositary Shares at $23 apiece. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080514/ja-solar-prices-350m-convertible-notes-offering.htm Wed, 14 May 2008 10:08:12 EDT Chinese ADRs mostly fell Monday after a 7.8-magnitude earthquake rocked the Asian nation and its government said inflation jumped in April. The Bank of New York China ADR Index fell 2.38 points to 500.29 in afternoon trading. ADR stands for American Depositary Receipt, which is a security designed to allow U.S. investors to trade shares of companies based overseas. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080512/adrs-in-focus-china-dips-after-quake-inflation.htm Mon, 12 May 2008 15:25:51 EDT China-based JA Solar Holdings Co. said Monday it plans to offer $300 million in convertible senior notes, due 2013. JA Solar will grant underwriters an option to purchase up to an additional $45 million in notes, if more than $300 million of the notes are sold. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080512/ja-solar-holdings-to-offer-300m-in-senior-notes.htm Mon, 12 May 2008 08:35:21 EDT JA Solar Holdings Co. said Monday that Jiangsu Zhongneng Polysilicon Technology Development Co., a unit of GCL Silicon Technology Holdings Ltd., has agreed to supply the Chinese solar cell maker with silicon wafers under a long-term deal. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080421/ja-solar-signs-supply-agreement-with-gcl-silicon-technology.htm Mon, 21 Apr 2008 08:40:38 EDT Solar energy stocks jumped Friday as analysts said one of the sector's leaders is well positioned for revenue and earnings growth. PacificCrest analyst Mark Bachman, in a client note about SunPower... http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080418/sector-snap-solar-energy-stocks-rise-on-leaders-prospects.htm Fri, 18 Apr 2008 11:18:03 EDT American Depositary Receipts of JA Solar Holdings Co. rose on Monday, after an analyst said shares of the Chinese solar-power company have room to rise 20 percent, despite a strong run over the past ... http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080414/adrs-in-focus-ja-solar-gains.htm Mon, 14 Apr 2008 15:11:14 EDT JA Solar Holdings Co. said Thursday that Chief Financial Officer Herman Zhao will retire and be replaced by Daniel Lui. The Chinese solar-power company did not provide a reason for Zhao's departure... http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080410/ja-solar-cfo-herman-zhao-to-retire.htm Thu, 10 Apr 2008 08:57:05 EDT Solar-power stocks opened higher on Monday, as several reports of potential corporate deals and investments led to general market optimism. A report in The Wall Street Journal said Washington Mutual... http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080407/opening-glance-solar-stocks-open-higher.htm Mon, 07 Apr 2008 09:56:58 EDT Trina Solar Ltd. led the solar-power sector higher on Wednesday after the company reported an eight-year polysilicon supply agreement. Trina gained $3.22, or 9.8 percent, to $35.97 in morning tradin... http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080402/sector-snap-trina-leads-solar-higher.htm Wed, 02 Apr 2008 11:41:56 EDT