Corporate Milestones
2016
February
Secured NT$4.2 billion of syndicate loan from a group of banks led by First Commercial Bank
2015
February
Our collogues were selected as the national model labor by the Ministry of Labor
February
Ranked as 2014 worldwide #8 solar cell manufacturer by IHS
June
Established Gintech (Thailand), a solar cell manufacturing base, began mass production in 2015.12
July
Raised NT$714 million via a cash offering of 42 million shares
October
Passed the inspection of greenhouse gas and carbon footprint by SGS Taiwan
December
Introduced self-developed PERC solar cell technology with average conversion efficiency of 21.10% and record conversion efficiency of 21.44%, certified by ITRI
2014
February
Ranked as 2013 worldwide #8 solar cell manufacturer by Solarbuzz
June
Set up Gintung Energy, a solar module manufacturing facility
September
Won the recognition of the Ministry of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Management System for five years
December
Awarded as “Excellent Energy Sector Greenhouse Gas Reduction Promotion Companies" by the Ministry of Economic Affairs
December
Reached 1.8GW production capacity
2013
February
Ranked as 2012 worldwide #7 solar cell manufacturer by Solarbuzz
May
Introduced Diamond Series multi-crystalline solar cell products with highest efficiency of 19.5%, and 1 percentage point on average higher than the prevailing products, certified by TUV Rheinland, Germany
June
Obtained ISO 14064-1 greenhouse gas certification for Chunan Site B
September
Awarded by the Ministry of Labor
September
Issued convertible bonds of NT$500 million
September
Raised NT$1,153 million via a cash offering of 50 million shares
2012
March
Introduced mono-crystalline solar cell products with conversion efficiency of over 18%, enabling more than 255w power output from a module consisting of 60 pieces of solar cells
March
Ranked as 2011 worldwide #7 solar cell manufacturer by Solarbuzz
May
Introduced PID solution to effectively cope with degradation issue on solar systems
October
Won the recognition for ten years by Ministry of Labor, the highest honor
2011
March
Ranked as 2009 worldwide #10 solar cell manufacturer by Photon Magazine
March
Ranked as 2010 worldwide #9 solar cell manufacturer by Photon Magazine
March
Established GDDC, a JV with CTCI, focusing on system project business
March
Commercialization of Utech Solar, a subsidiary of Gintech
June
Selected as one of the top 100 technology companies, ranked as #5 in Taiwan and as #1 in solar industry, by Business Next Magazine
2010
June
Intruded square mono solar cell products
July
Break ground of Chunan B Site
July
Reached accumulative production output of 1GW
December
Set up Utech Solar, together with CTCI and Mitsubishi
2009
January
Introduced Phoenix Series solar cell products with colorful appearance
June
Honored as Superior 100 by Business Week Magazine and Digitimes
August
Awarded by Bureau of Foreign Trade
December
Honored as Deloitte Technology Fast 500 Asia Pacific 2009
2008
February
Awarded by Taitra for our superior product offerings
March
Reached 200MW production capacity in fab 2, began equipment move-in in fab 3
September
Recognized as one of the fastest growing export company by Bureau of Foreign Trade in 2008
December
Introduced Douro Series solar cell products, reaching multi-crystalline solar cell conversion efficiency of over 16.4%
2007
October
Began commercial production for the first 200MW facility in Chunan Site A
December
Listed in Taiwan Stock Exchange (Ticker: 3514)
2006
July
Break ground of Chunan Site A
November
Break ground of Guanyin factory
December
Installed fab 1 in Guanyin facility with 60MW capacity
2005
August
Establishment