CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico,
April 7, 2015 /PRNewswire/
-- Building on a strong partnership of approximately five
years, Flextronics (NASDAQ: FLEX) today announced that it has once
again been selected to partner with SunEdison (NYSE:SUNE) to
manufacture its solar modules—this time, in Mexico. SunEdison is the world's largest
renewable energy development company and these solar modules will
be primarily used in the USA for
residential, utility and commercial photovoltaic (PV)
projects.
Flextronics will begin the full volume manufacturing in the
first quarter of calendar 2015 at its center of excellence for
solar module manufacturing facility in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. SunEdison chose to
manufacture at Flextronics in Ciudad
Juarez given the strategic location bordering the United States, just south of El Paso, with access to all major U.S. rail
lines and highways for fulfillment.
"We are proud to apply our innovative supply chain services to
help SunEdison achieve their goal of providing clean and smart
energy solutions", said Scott
Graybeal, Flextronics senior vice president of Energy. "This
latest business award will increase our manufacturing capacity to
more than 1.7 gigawatts, underscoring our leadership position as
the largest supply chain solutions provider for solar modules.
SunEdison has been a long time partner, doing business together
since May 2011, and in January 2013 hit a milestone of the production of
the one millionth Silvantis® solar module at our
Flextronics facility in Port of Tanjung Pelepas (PTP), Johor, Malaysia. "We are extremely proud
of our strong partnership and are thrilled to support their
manufacturing expansion into Mexico and look forward to sharing more
successes together," added Graybeal."
According to Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) and
research, the U.S. will install an estimated 8.5 GW of solar
modules in 2015 which includes utility-scale, residential and
commercial rooftop installations.
"Partnering with Flextronics enables us to economically scale
manufacturing solutions in different geographical areas to support
our market growth," said Tony
Etnyre, GM and vice president of Solar Module Operations at
SunEdison. "In Ciudad Juarez, Flextronics has successfully deployed
a full turnkey PV module manufacturing solution, from line design
to volume production, matching our existing manufacturing
capability. He added, "Flextronics' global footprint
positions us to grow local capacity in high demand regions."
About Flextronics
Flextronics is a leading end-to-end
supply chain solutions company that delivers innovative design,
engineering, manufacturing and logistics services to a range of
industries and end-markets, including data networking, telecom,
enterprise computing and storage, industrial, capital equipment,
appliances, automation, medical, automotive, aerospace and defense,
energy, mobile, computing and other electronic product categories.
Flextronics is an industry leader with more than $26 billion in annualized sales, generated from
helping its customers design, build, ship, and service their
products through an unparalleled network of facilities and
innovation centers in more than 30 countries and across four
continents. Flextronics' service offerings and vertically
integrated component technologies optimize customer supply chains
by lowering costs, reducing supply chain risk, increasing
flexibility, and reducing time-to-market. For more information,
visit www.flextronics.com or follow us on Twitter @Flextronics.
About SunEdison
SunEdison is the world's largest renewable energy development
company and is transforming the way energy is generated,
distributed, and owned around the globe. The company manufactures
solar technology and develops, finances, installs, owns and
operates wind and solar power plants, delivering predictably priced
electricity to its residential, commercial, government and utility
customers. SunEdison is one of the world's largest renewable energy
asset managers and provides asset management, operations and
maintenance, monitoring and reporting services for its renewable
energy customers around the world. Corporate headquarters are in
the United States, with additional
offices around the world. SunEdison's common stock is listed on the
New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "SUNE." To learn more
visit www.sunedison.com.
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