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[meinolf67]

Komisch, daß ich diese Jungs bisher immer übersehen habe:

produzieren seit vielen Jahren a-Si Dünnschichtmodule; aktuelle Produktion ca. 55 MW, Kapazität 70MW

KGV etwa 14, gut 40% unter Buchwert

allerdings macht PV nur einen kleinen Teil des Geschäfts aus.

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http://www.reuters.com/finance/stocks/ratios?symbol=4118.OS

[Robert_Reichschwein]

Kaneka ist mit der billigste Lieferant für Solarmodule in D

Das KWp für 2300€..

wenn man mindestens einen Container (66KWp)nimmt.

Guter Preis!

Weiss einer etwas über die Qualität und Haltbarkeit?

[sleupendriewer]

Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 34.592.014 von Robert_Reichschwein am 26.07.08 15:28:34

2.3 (fob ?) - nicht schlecht - welcher typ (g oder p-type ?)

[meinolf67]

Ein wunder: Order durchgegangen!

[meinolf67]

Zymes and Kaneka Nutrients Sign an Exclusive Co-Development and Co-Marketing Agreement for Water-Soluble KANEKA QH(TM) (Ubiquinol) Using Zymes' PTS

Last update: 11:11 a.m. EST Nov. 3, 2008
HASBROUCK HEIGHTS, N.J., Nov 03, 2008 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Food and beverage companies can now use the crystal clear liquid formulations of PTS/Ubiquinol in their product portfolios.
Zymes LLC announced that it has signed an exclusive agreement with Kaneka Nutrients L.P. for the co-development and co-marketing of water-soluble KANEKA QH(TM) (Ubiquinol) using Zymes' PTS. Under the terms of the agreement, Zymes and Kaneka will co-market the water-soluble liquid and powder formulations of PTS / Kaneka QH (Ubiquinol) for use in food, beverages and dietary supplements in the United States, Canada and Mexico. The agreement also provides for a non-exclusive co-marketing agreement for PTS / KANEKA Q10(TM).
"Considering their technical expertise, Kaneka was the ideal partner for Zymes' technology," said Benjamin D. Mamola, Chief Operating Officer at Zymes.
Zymes' water-solubilization technology, PTS, uses nanotechnology and complexation to formulate and improve solubility of water-insoluble bioactives. Zymes, founded on efforts to deliver the health benefits of CoQ10 in an aqueous form, holds worldwide exclusive rights to PTS from the National Research Council of Canada (NRC). Zymes' PTS delivers stabilized GRAS-affirmed PTS/CoQ10 and PTS/Ubiquinol for use in liquid and powder formulations. The technology provides for reduced particle size averaging 25 nanometers, thus providing solutions for clear beverage applications. Stability and product application testing has been successful and will continue under the agreement.
Commercial manufacturing of Zymes' PTS has commenced through one of Zymes' manufacturing partners. Commercial scale and quality will help satisfy the demand of Kaneka QH(TM) and Kaneka Q10(TM) for food and beverage applications.
"We are thrilled to have partnered with Zymes for the delivery of water-soluble KANEKA QH(TM) (Ubiquinol) and KANEKA Q10(TM)," said Kazuhiko Fujii, Senior Vice President of Kaneka Nutrients.
About Kaneka Corporation: Kaneka Corporation of Japan is a $4 billion producer of chemical products including PVC resins, pharmaceutical intermediates, electrical materials, food supplements, synthetic fibers and fine chemicals. Kaneka, with its headquarters in Osaka, Japan, has 30 consolidated subsidiaries in Japan and 16 subsidiaries outside Japan. For more information about Kaneka Corporation in Japan, contact: www.kaneka.co.jp.
KANEKA Q10(TM) and KANEKA QH(TM) are marketed by Kaneka Nutrients L.P., with manufacturing, sales and marketing operations in Pasadena, Texas. For more information about the products visit: www.kanekaq10.com , www.kanekaqh.com

[meinolf67]

Kaneka announces its formal decision to further augment solar cell production capacity
(additional 80 MW for upgrading to 150 MW level)
—Review underway to upgrade to 1 GW level by around 2015—

◎ Kaneka Corporation (Headquarters: Osaka. President, Mr. Kimikazu Sugawara) has made the
formal decision to augment thin-film solar cell production capacity by 80 megawatts (MW) to
bring it up to 150 MW for the commencement of operations in the summer of 2010. These
thin-film solar cells utilize hybrid technology with a conversion efficiency of 12%. The new
equipment will be installed at the company’s wholly-owned subsidiary Kaneka Solartech
Corporation (Headquarters: Toyooka City, Hyogo; President: Kenichi Sato). The amount of the
capital investment is expected to come to more than 10 billion yen.

◎ Commercial production of thin-film solar cells which utilize hybrid technology featuring the
world’s highest level of conversion efficiency (12%) began at Kaneka Solartech in April, 2008,
and shipments are increasing incrementally. Kaneka is currently engaged in process innovations
which have resulted in various improvements, including a substantial reduction in the cost of
equipment achieved through independent development, a substantial increase in productivity on
the manufacturing line achieved through the use of proprietary thin-film solar cell technology, a
reduction in the cost of materials used and enlargement of the panels. With respect to
manufacturing costs, the goal is to bring about significant cost reductions so that a cost of 100 yen
per watt can be achieved at an early point in time. The full 80 MW of the upgrade will be used to
produce hybrid-type cells with a conversion efficiency of 12%, and the company will continue to
further expand production capacity at the demonstration plant on a commercial scale.

◎ The company has also decided to look into the following to further expand the scale of the
business:
- Further accelerate current cost reduction efforts and maintain a top position in the global market
in terms of both quality and cost in order to secure a competitive advantage in the global power
market of the future. It will be necessary to reduce costs through technological innovations for
Kaneka’s solar cell operations to survive and grow in the market. Preparations have begun for the
establishment of a new Thin Film Laboratory with the goal of continuing to establish new solar
cell technologies. This will allow Kaneka to engage in R&D on next-generation, high-efficiency
hybrid cells and development of organic thin-film solar cells through the application of organic
EL research technology for the achievement of high conversion efficiency.
- This expansion of facilities will allow Kaneka to seek new production bases with the technologies
established at this demonstration plant by fully utilizing the premises of Kaneka Solartech.
Kaneka believe that the dominant production bases are those that are closest to their markets.
Kaneka will carefully watch market trends and will look into establishing production bases in the
optimal locations, including overseas. Kaneka will begin by looking into establishing a
production base in Europe. The scale Kaneka are looking at is 200 MW, and Kaneka will
gradually increase production capacity to 1 GW by around 2015.
- The solar cell business currently has four market segments: large-scale utility installation, free
land installation, commercial roof-top installation and residential roof-top installation. Kaneka’s
target market in Europe and the United States will be large-scale utility installations used for
supplying electricity. In Japan, the focus will be on installations at new residences.
- The company will not only seek to go it alone in its future sales strategy but will also consider
alliances with suitable partners.

[SLGramann]

Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 36.334.851 von meinolf67 am 08.01.09 18:25:46

Mh, 1 GW bis 2015... die gehen wohl recht methodisch vor, um es mal so zu formulieren...

12% scheint sich auf die Zelle zu beziehen, also knapp unter 10% beim Modul. Na ja, alles andere wäre ja auch der absolute Kracher. In jedem Fall: Respekt.

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Verlust in FY2009:

April 28 (Reuters) -

KANEKA CORP

CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

(in billions of yen unless specified)

Year ended Year ended Year to Six months to

Mar 31, 2009 Mar 31, 2008 Mar 31, 2010 Sep 30, 2009

LATEST YEAR-AGO COMPANY COMPANY

RESULTS RESULTS FORECASTS H1 FORECASTS
Sales 449.59 502.97 410.00 190.00

(-10.6 pct) (+6.3 pct) (-8.8%) (-23.7%)
Operating 7.60 35.75 13.00 4.00

(-78.7 pct) (-2.5 pct) (+71.0%) (-60.6%)
Recurring 5.84 33.87 11.00 3.50

(-82.7 pct) (-8.3 pct) (+88.2%) (-65.7%)
Net loss 1.85 prft 18.82 prft 6.00 prft 2.00

(+2.5 pct) (-59.6%)
EPS loss Y5.45 prft Y55.10 prft Y17.69 prft Y5.90
EPS Y55.09
Annual div Y16.00 Y16.00 Y16.00
-Q2 div Y8.00 Y8.00 Y8.00
-Q4 div Y8.00 Y8.00 Y8.00

NOTE - Kaneka Corp is a major maker of PVC resins and soda.

For latest earnings estimates made by Toyo Keizai, please
double click on 4118.TK1.

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IMEC, Kaneka team on 20%-plus conversion efficiencies for a-Si thin-film cells
14 September 2009 | By Mark Osborne | News > Thin Film

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Kaneka has made a significant move to become a major player in the thin-film PV market with news that it has teamed with IMEC to develop an a-Si:H heterojunction-based solar cell with a planned conversion efficiency of over 20%. The bilateral cooperation is intended to underline Kaneka’s strategy of boosting solar cell capacity to 1GW by 2015 (currently under review), which could see the company establish a manufacturing presence in Europe.

Researchers from Kaneka will help create and work in a lab at IMEC’s facilities in Leuven, Belgium, which will be equipped with Kaneka’s manufacturing equipment.

"IMEC was chosen as the preferred R&D partner because of its longstanding expertise and excellent track-record in photovoltaics, and because of its unique knowledge and capabilities in materials processing and photonics;" says Kaneka's President Kimikazu Sugawara.

Dr. Kenji Yamamoto, Kaneka's General Manager Photovoltaic and Thin Film Device Research Laboratories en Dhr. Luc Van den hove, IMEC's President and CEO"By closely collaborating with IMEC's research team we will enhance Kaneka's current thin-film solar cells and develop a new industrial hetero-junction solar cell technology," commented Dr. Kenji Yamamoto, lead engineer for Kaneka, who will be working at IMEC.

"This collaboration with Kaneka is an important research activity complementary to the silicon photovoltaics industrial affiliation research program running at IMEC," added Dr. Jef Poortmans, IMEC's Photovoltaics Program Director.

Although exact details regarding the length the project will take, the assumption is that the a-Si:H heterojunction solar cell would be designed and demonstrated before 2015, when large-scale thin film production is planned.

Currently, Kaneka has 40MW a-Si thin-film production capacity.

Caption: Dr. Kenji Yamamoto, Kaneka's General Manager Photovoltaic and Thin Film Device Research Laboratories en Dhr. Luc Van den hove, IMEC's President and CEO

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Kaneka sets up its R&D lab in Europe

Japan’s Kaneka Corporation has chosen nanoelectronics research centre IMEC as its key partner for a new solar cell research.

Kaneka plans to further improve its current thin-film solar cells and to develop a new industrial hetero-junction solar cell technology. IMEC’s silicon wafer process and device technology and its expertise in optics, micromachining and photonics will be combined to advance Kaneka’s amorphous silicon microcrystalline silicon solar cells.

The cooperation will also result in a new industrial a-Si:H hetero-junction based high-efficiency solar cell technology, with an envisaged efficiency of beyond 20% for large cells in an industrial proces.

IMEC highlighted that Kaneka’s European Photovoltaics Laboratory will be the first R&D lab of a Japanese solar cell manufacturer outside of Japan. Under the agreement, a team of engineers of Kaneka and IMEC will install and operate Kaneka equipment in IMEC’s photovoltaics labs.

Kaneka will incorporate its European Photovoltaics Laboratory at IMEC in Leuven, Belgium. It chose to go ahead with this initiative in order to have a presence in the European market. In addition to setting up of its lab, it is also planning a production facility in future.

The company is examining the possibility of expanding its solar cell manufacturing capacity to 1 Giga Watt by 2015.




24th September 2009, Thin Film Today news desk

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New Product: Kaneka launches ‘Hybrid’ micro-crystalline thin-film module in U.S.
21 January 2010 | By Mark Osborne | Product Briefings > Thin Film, Silicon TF , PV Modules


Product Briefing

Outline: Kaneka Corporation has introduced a newly developed ‘Hybrid’ PV module to the US market. The Hybrid PV module uses tandem junction cells, employing a micro-crystalline thin-film silicon layer and the thin-film amorphous silicon layer. The new module is said to achieve a maximum 42% higher energy conversion efficiency than Kaneka's conventional thin-film amorphous silicon PV module. The nominal power of the Hybrid PV module is 110Wp.

Problem: Customers requested a lower open circuit voltage with higher efficiency to lower the overall installed costs while delivering a higher return on investment (ROI).

Solution: The Hybrid PV module has a tandem junction cell, using a micro-crystalline thin-film silicon layer on top of a thin-film amorphous silicon layer. The Hybrid PV module delivers greater performance and incorporates a lower open circuit voltage for enhanced design flexibility. These advances will enable higher kWhr energy delivery per sq.ft. (SQM) and result in a lower overall installation cost.

Applications: Residential and commercial.

Platform: Hybrid PV module features a durable backsheet, quick connect connectors, a uniform highly aesthetic appearance with black frames for a visually appealing installation. The nominal power of the Hybrid PV module is 110Wp (+10%, -5%) with the dimensions of 1210 x 1008 mm (or 47.64 x 39.69 inches). The weight is 40 lbs. (18.3 kg). The Hybrid PV module comes with a 25 year warranty on power output. The modules are certified to UL 1703 standards. Kaneka provides the Hybrid PV module certified to IEC 61646/61730 to Europe.

Availability: First quarter 2010 onwards.

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Kaneka to Start Shipping OLED Lighting Panels

Apr 15, 2010 19:30 Tetsuo Nozawa, Nikkei Electronics


Kaneka Corp revealed that its organic LED（OLED) lighting panels are now ready to be shipped. If there is an order, they can be mass-produced, the company said.

Kaneka announced in April 2008 that it would launch a three-year research project for the commercialization of OLED lighting in collaboration with Osaka University. But the company decided to commercialize it before the project is finished.

Kaneka will be the second Japanese company that ships OLED lighting panels, following the Lumiotec Inc, which started shipment in February 2010.

The OLED lighting panels will come in a variety of color tones. The daylight color panel has a color temperature of 6,000K, a maximal brightness of 5,000cd/m2 and a lifetime of 15,000 hours when the initial brightness is 1,000cd/m2 (measured by Kaneka).

The warm white panel has a color temperature of 3,000K, a maximal brightness of 5,000cd/m2 and a lifetime of 10,000 hours. And the maximal brightness and the lifetime of the red panel are 2,000cd/m2 and 5,000 hours, respectively.

"We are expecting that our lighting panels will be used as supplemental lighting such as a footlight in a vehicle and lighting devices for emitting light that is easy on the eye," Kaneka said. "Also, they can be used for decoration lamps, for example, in a bar. We consider that the lifetime of 10,000 is enough for practical use."

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GB kam am 13.5.; KGV etwa 22

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June 24, 2010
New facilities providing expanded production capacity for thin-film photovoltaic (PV) cells to begin operating this month

―80 MW increase in capacity, annual production of 150 MW―

Kaneka Corporation (headquarters: Osaka; President: Mr. Kimikazu Sugawara) has been building an expanded production capacity for thin-film PV cells at its wholly owned subsidiary, Kaneka Solartech Co., Ltd. (headquarters: Toyo’oka City, Hyogo Prefecture; president: Mr. Hiroshi Kubota), which uses hybrid technology to produce PV cells with the world’s highest conversion efficiency of 12%. The new facilities have now been completed and starting this month, will progressively be put into operation. Production capacity will thereby increase by 80 megawatts (MW), for an ultimate annual production total of 150 MW.
Various technologies have been incorporated into the new facilities. They include thin-film manufacturing devices, developed in-house, which make for extensive savings in equipment costs; proprietary thin-film manufacturing technology, which improves production efficiency and yields; and manufacturing process innovations based on lower material costs and larger substrate area. Through these facilities, which are intended to greatly reduce manufacturing costs, we will further build up our proprietary manufacturing technology and expertise.
Through operation of our expanded facilities, we will step up efforts to provide high quality and highly reliable products in fields where we can put the special features of our thin-film PV cells to work. Our goal is to further expand our solar energy business, garnering at least a 10% share of the domestic market by 2012.