Made in Germany Q-Cells and Its Solar Panels

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22-year-old Eric Schopp from Saxony Anhalt has landed gold with his apprenticeship at Q-Cells. Many of his friends are unemployed. For Eric, the future looks sunny. When he's finished his training, he's almost certain to be taken on by the company - the global market leader in solar panel manufacture. The company is enjoying enormous economic growth.

In 2001 it had 19 employees and a turnover of some one Mmillion euros. Today over 1600 people work for Q-Cells and the turnover has increased to 860 Mmillion. In 2007, the company made solar panels capable of generating a total of 370 Megawatts of power, charging ahead of the competition from eastern Germany, Japan (Sharp) and China (Suntech). Q-Cells CEO Anton Miller plans for the long term. In December he signed a co-operation deal with a Chinese silicon maker that will last until 2018. Bettina Thoma visited the factory in Bitterfeld. Our topic in co-operation with Handelsblatt

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