SHANGHAI, Nov. 22, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- JinkoSolar Holding
Co., Ltd. (NYSE: JKS) ("JinkoSolar"), a global leader in the
photovoltaic (PV) industry announced today that it has been awarded
the Cradle-to-Cradle ("C2C") certificate by SGS, the world's
leading testing, inspection, verification, and certification
organization. This is the first time a C2C certificate has been
issued in China. The issuance of
the C2C certification demonstrates JinkoSolar's commitment to high
environmental, health, and safety standards in its products and
manufacturing processes as well as the promotion of environmental
and sustainable best practices within the solar industry.
The world has witnessed the rapid development of the renewable
energy sector over the past few years, as solar and energy storage
systems become increasingly popular among governments, businesses,
and the general public. In China,
the solar industry, along with the entire renewable energy sector,
has been highlighted as a key area of international collaboration
by the "Belt and Road" initiative. As China's solar sector becomes increasingly
competitive, Chinese solar companies have made huge progress in
breaking into overseas markets and accelerating the expansion of
their global operational footprint. C2C certification, which is
administered by the U.S. based C2C Products Innovation Institute,
is valid for two years and is broken into five tiers: basic,
bronze, silver, gold, and platinum. As production process and
quality improves, businesses can be re-evaluated for a higher-tier
C2C certification. For a product to receive C2C certification, it
must be made of materials that can be safely recycled and must not
do harm to both humans and the environment. Furthermore, C2C
certification assesses the use of clean energy, adherence to
efficient water usage, and corporate social responsibility during a
product's production process.
JinkoSolar is a global leader in the solar industry. The Company
distributes its solar products and sells its solutions and services
to a diversified international utility, commercial and residential
customer based in China,
the United States, Japan, Germany, the United
Kingdom and other countries and regions. As JinkoSolar's
strong partner, SGS has made significant contributions to the
development of certification for solar modules. Through a
collaborative effort between JinkoSolar and SGS, the Company
achieved the milestone of becoming the first to receive C2C
certification in China. Not only
is this milestone beneficial to JinkoSolar's commitment towards
environmental, health, and safety standards, but is also evidence
of SGS's strong certification abilities.
As one of the world's leading testing, inspection, verification,
and certification organizations, SGS leverages its deep industry
experience, team of highly technical experts, and various
certification labs around the world to provide testing and
certification services to the solar industry. As for the C2C
certification, SGS can provide a one-stop comprehensive solution to
assist companies in meeting product design, manufacturing, safety,
and environmental criteria set forth by the C2C certification
process which also supports the expansion of companies
globally.
About JinkoSolar Holding Co., Ltd.
JinkoSolar (NYSE: JKS) is a global leader in the solar industry.
JinkoSolar distributes its solar products and sells its solutions
and services to a diversified international utility, commercial and
residential customer base in China, the United
States, Japan, Germany, the United
Kingdom, Chile,
South Africa, India, Mexico, Brazil, the United
Arab Emirates, Italy,
Spain, France, Belgium, and other countries and regions.
JinkoSolar has built a vertically integrated solar product value
chain, with an integrated annual capacity of 6.0 GW for silicon
ingots and wafers, 4.5 GW for solar cells, and 7.5 GW for solar
modules, as of June 30, 2017.
JinkoSolar has over 15,000 employees across its 8 productions
facilities in China(5),
Malaysia, Portugal and South
Africa, 16 oversea subsidiaries in Japan (2), Singapore, India, Turkey, Germany, Italy, Switzerland, United
States, Canada,
Mexico, Brazil, Chile, Australia, South
Africa and United Arab
Emirates, and 18 global sales offices in China (2) ,United
Kingdom, Bulgaria,
Greece, Romania, United Arab
Emirates, Jordan,
Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Egypt, Morocco, Ghana, Kenya,
Costa Rica, Colombia, Brazil and Mexico.
To find out more, please see: www.jinkosolar.com
Safe Harbor Statement
This press release contains forward-looking statements. These
statements constitute "forward-looking" statements within the
meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended,
and as defined in the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act
of 1995. These forward-looking statements can be identified by
terminology such as "will," "expects," "anticipates," "future,"
"intends, "plans," "believes," "estimates" and similar statements.
Among other things, the quotations from management in this press
release and the Company's operations and business outlook, contain
forward-looking statements. Such statements involve certain risks
and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ
materially from those in the forward-looking statements. Further
information regarding these and other risks is included in
JinkoSolar's filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange
Commission, including its annual report on Form 20-F. Except as
required by law, the Company does not undertake any obligation to
update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new
information, future events or otherwise.
For investor and media inquiries, please contact:
In China:
Mr. Sebastian Liu
JinkoSolar Holding Co., Ltd.
Tel: +86 21-5183-3056
Email: pr@jinkosolar.com
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