First Solar Breaks Ground on Manufacturing Expansion

First Solar held the official groundbreaking
ceremony
for the expansion of its Perrysburg, Ohio facility, on 13 October 2008. Upon
completion, the expansion will increase the annual
capacity
at the Perrysburg facility to approximately 192
megawatts,
based on run rates for the second quarter of 2008.

The
new investment will add at least 134 new jobs to the
Company's
current workforce of 700 at its Perrysburg facility.
The expansion,
announced on Aug. 18, 2008, will add approximately
500,000
square feet of manufacturing, research and development
and
office space.



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