| Nov 2009 |
Suntech selects Arizona for first U.S. manufacturing plant |
| Aug 2009 |
Suntech achieves World Record Conversion Efficiency for a multi-crystalline module |
| Mar 2009 |
Suntech Pluto Technology achieves efficiencies of 19% on mono-crystalline PV cells and 17% on multi-crystalline PV cells in production |
| Jan 2009 |
Suntech achieves 1GW solar cell and module production capacity |
| Dec 2008 |
Suntech opens sales and customer service office in Italy |
| Jun 2008 |
Suntech closes acquisition of MSK Corporation |
| Apr 2008 |
Suntech opens sales and business development office in Australia |
| Apr 2008 |
Suntech receives Frost & Sullivan 2008 Solar Energy Development Company of the Year Award |
| Feb 2008 |
Suntech invests $20 million in Hoku Scientific to strengthen partnership and support Hoku's polysilicon plant development |
| Feb 2008 |
Suntech opens sales offices in Germany and Spain to improve local customer service and forge stronger customer relationships |
| Feb 2008 |
Suntech opens sales office in South Korea - one of the key drivers for solar demand in Asia |
| Jan 2008 |
Akeena Solar licenses new solar panel technology to Suntech to distribute in Europe, Japan and Australia |
| Dec 2007 |
Suntech receives Export Inspection Exemption from China's National Quality Administration, the only Chinese solar company to have received this national honor |
| Nov 2007 |
Suntech enters into short and long term agreements with a major Korean conglomerate to purchase silicon wafers |
| Nov 2007 |
Suntech announces first phase polysilicon supply agreement with Nitol Solar Ltd. to purchase polysilicon over a seven-year period beginning in 2009 |
| Oct 2007 |
Suntech enters into polysilicon supply contract with Asia Silicon Co., Ltd. to purchase high purity polysilicon with a total value of up to $ 1.5 billion over a seven-year period |
| Oct 2007 |
Suntech opens U.S. headquarters in San Francisco to build customer service capabilities and accelerate business initiatives |
| Oct 2007 |
Suntech signs four year, 510MW wafer supply agreement with Renesola |
| Sep 2007 |
Suntech America and Lumeta sign letter of intent to manufacture Lumeta's line of roof integrated photovoltaic products |
| Sep 2007 |
Suntech introduces all black solar module for the U.S. residential solar market |
| Sep 2007 |
Suntech signs letter of intent to manufacture Akeena Solar's Andalay solar panels |
| Jun 2007 |
Hoku and Suntech sign $678 million polysilicon supply contract over a ten-year period beginning in mid-2009 |
| May 2007 |
Open Energy and Suntech America sign letter of intent to manufacture and jointly market BIPV products in North America |
| May 2007 |
Construction begins on a 50MW thin film R&D and manufacturing facility in Shanghai, China with expected operation in 2008 |
| Mar 2007 |
Annualized production capacity reaches 360MW |
| Jan 2007 |
Suntech announces establishment of Suntech Europe to expand customer base and solar markets in Europe, the Middle-East and Africa |
| Dec 2006 |
Suntech's production capacity expands to 300MW, and is ranked the No. 3 silicon cell manufacturer worldwide. |
| Oct 2006 |
Suntech Shenzhen factory was opened |
| Aug 2006 |
Suntech America Inc. was founded. Suntech Shanghai Branch was founded. |
| Aug 2006 |
Suntech announced agreement to acquire MSK Corporation, a leading PV module manufacturer and Building-Integrated PV company in Japan. |
| Jul 2006 |
Suntech signed a 10-year material contract with MEMC worth $6 billion USD. This important contract ensures Suntech's material supply for the next 10 years. |
| Apr 2006 |
Suntech won the contract to be the sole solar power supplier for the famous Bird Nest Stadium, which will host the 2008 Olympic games in Beijing. |
| Dec 2005 |
Suntech's production capacity reached 150MW, ranked 8th in the world |
| Dec 2005 |
The first plant of 30MW solar cell base started to build in Luoyang; this was the start of Suntech's global strategy. |
| Dec 2005 |
Suntech's IPO on the New York Stock Exchange was the turning point for Suntech's global strategy and the development of the Chinese PV industry. |
| Sep 2005 |
Suntech's 120MW solar cell base put into production, China's first mega-watt scale production facility. |
| Aug 2004 |
Suntech's 25MW cell line was put into operation, bringing Suntech's total capacity to 50MW to become one of the largest silicon cell manufacturers in the world. |
| Dec 2003 |
Suntech's 15MW solar cell line is put into production. Suntech's 2nd production line was China's first crystalline silicon cell production line. |
| Sep 2002 |
Suntech's 10MW line was put into operation. The officers from the ministry of Science and Technology and industrial association attended the opening ceremony. Professor Martin Green, the chief scientist of international solar cell field and a Nobelist, attended the ceremony. |
| Sep 2001 |
Suntech Power Co. Ltd was founded. |
