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Profile:Canadian Solar, Inc. engages in the design, development, manufacture, and sale of solar module products that convert sunlight into electricity for various uses. Its products include a range of standard solar modules to general specifications for use in various residential, commercial, and industrial solar power generation systems. The company also designs and produces specialty solar modules and products based on customers’ requirements. Its specialty solar modules and products consist of customized modules that its customers incorporate into their own products, such as solar-powered bus stop lighting, and complete specialty products, such as solar-powered car battery chargers. The company also implements solar power development projects, primarily in conjunction with government organizations to provide solar power generation in rural areas of China. It sells standard solar modules to distributors and system integrators, and specialty solar modules and products to various manufacturers, who integrate these solar modules into their own products or sell and market them as part of their product portfolio. The company offers its products to customers located in various markets worldwide, including Germany, Spain, Canada, China, and Japan. Canadian Solar was founded in 2001 and is based in Suzhou, the People’s Republic of China.

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Canadian Solar Announces a New Distribution and Sales Agreement in Spain
Wednesday January 3, 8:00 am ET


JIANGSU, CHINA--(MARKET WIRE)--Jan 3, 2007 -- Canadian Solar Inc. ("the Company," or "CSI") (NASDAQ:CSIQ - News) today announces that it has signed a new distribution and sales agreement with Amur Energy Division ("AED"). Under the agreement, CSI has already commenced delivery of its crystalline photovoltaic panels to AED. The contract is expected to have an estimated value of approximately $40 million to $50 million in 2007.
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Shawn Qu, Chairman and CEO of CSI, commented: "Adding another strong distribution partner with such impressive marketing and sales skills will help drive CSI's continued growth in the important Spanish market."

Jesus Linares Gil, Chairman and CEO of AED commented: "This agreement comes at the right moment to take advantage of the consolidation of the Spanish solar power market, and will allow CSI's products to gain a leading position in the Spanish sales of solar modules."

About Canadian Solar Inc.

Founded in 2001, Canadian Solar Inc. (CSI) is a standard solar module and specialty solar module and product company, serving customers located in various markets worldwide. CSI is incorporated in Canada and conducts all of its manufacturing operations in China. Backed by years of experience and knowledge in the solar power market and the silicon industry, CSI has become a major global provider of solar power products for a wide range of applications. For more information visit www.csisolar.com.

About Amur Energy Division

AED was started in 2004 as the Division for Renewable Energy in the HITEA-AMUR engineering and construction group in Spain, which works in global hydraulic projects for irrigation, agricultural development and city water supply. AED specializes in large solar power plants and has consolidated a good position to provide either photovoltaic modules or "turn key" complete plants.

Safe Harbor / Forward-Looking Statements:

Certain statements in this press release including statements regarding expected future financial and industry growth are forward-looking statements that involve a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially. These statements are made under the "Safe Harbor" provisions of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by such terms as "believes," "expects," "anticipates," "intends," "estimates," the negative of these terms, or other comparable terminology. Factors that could cause actual results to differ include general business and economic conditions and the state of the solar industry; governmental support for the deployment of solar power; future shortage or availability of the supply of high-purity silicon; demand for end-use products by consumers and inventory levels of such products in the supply chain; changes in demand from significant customers, including customers of our silicon materials sales; changes in demand from major markets such as Germany; changes in customer order patterns; changes in product mix; capacity utilization; level of competition; pricing pressure and declines in average selling price; delays in new product introduction; continued success in technological innovations and delivery of products with the features customers demand; shortage in supply of materials or capacity requirements; availability of financing; exchange rate fluctuations; litigation and other risks as described in the Company's SEC filings, including its registration statement on Form F-1 originally filed on October 23, 2006, as amended. Although the Company believes that the expectations reflected in the forward looking statements are reasonable, it cannot guarantee future results, level of activity, performance, or achievements. You should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. All information provided in this press release and in the attachments is as of December 13, 2006, and CSI undertakes no duty to update such information, except as required under applicable law.



Contact:
Contacts:
In Jiangsu P.R. China
Bing Zhu
Chief Financial Officer
Canadian Solar Inc.
phone: [phone]
Email Contact

In the U.S.
David Pasquale
The Ruth Group
phone: [phone]
Email Contact



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Canadian Solar Signs a Manufacturing Agreement With Photowatt
Monday January 22, 8:58 am ET


JIANGSU, CHINA--(MARKET WIRE)--Jan 22, 2007 -- Canadian Solar Inc. ("the Company," or "CSI") (NASDAQ:CSIQ - News) announced that it has signed a manufacturing collaboration agreement with Photowatt Technologies, Inc. (www.photowatt.com). Under the agreement, CSI will manufacture certain solar photovoltaic modules for Photowatt on an OEM basis. The production is expected to commence in mid-2007.
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Shawn Qu, Chairman and CEO of CSI, commented: "Photowatt has been a key supplier of solar cells and toll manufacturing service to CSI over the past five years. This new agreement expands the scope of our collaboration, allowing us to provide an OEM module manufacturing solution to Photowatt. We believe the deal is also a vote of confidence for CSI from a major vertically integrated solar company and demonstrates the high quality of CSI's products and the cost effectiveness of our manufacturing process. CSI is on track in executing its OEM business strategy, through which we target to offer manufacturing services to clients worldwide. We expect the OEM manufacturing business to be an important part of our overall strategy, supplementing our CSI branded product lines."

About Canadian Solar Inc.

Founded in 2001, Canadian Solar Inc. is a standard solar module and specialty solar module and product company, serving customers located in various markets worldwide. CSI is incorporated in Canada and conducts all of its manufacturing operations in China. Backed by years of experience and knowledge in the solar power market and the silicon industry, CSI has become a major global provider of solar power products for a wide range of applications. For more information visit www.csisolar.com.

Safe Harbor / Forward-Looking Statements:

Certain statements in this press release including statements regarding expected future financial and industry growth are forward-looking statements that involve a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially. These statements are made under the "Safe Harbor" provisions of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by such terms as "believes," "expects," "anticipates," "intends," "estimates," the negative of these terms, or other comparable terminology. Factors that could cause actual results to differ include general business and economic conditions and the state of the solar industry; governmental support for the deployment of solar power; future shortage or availability of the supply of high-purity silicon; demand for end-use products by consumers and inventory levels of such products in the supply chain; changes in demand from significant customers, including customers of our silicon materials sales; changes in demand from major markets such as Germany; changes in customer order patterns; changes in product mix; capacity utilization; level of competition; pricing pressure and declines in average selling price; delays in new product introduction; continued success in technological innovations and delivery of products with the features customers demand; shortage in supply of materials or capacity requirements; availability of financing; exchange rate fluctuations; litigation and other risks as described in the Company's SEC filings, including its registration statement on Form F-1 originally filed on October 23, 2006, as amended. Although the Company believes that the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements are reasonable, it cannot guarantee future results, level of activity, performance, or achievements. You should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. All information provided in this press release and in the attachments is as of December 13, 2006, and CSI undertakes no duty to update such information, except as required under applicable law.



Contact:
Contacts:
In Jiangsu P.R. China
Bing Zhu
Chief Financial Officer
Canadian Solar Inc.
phone: [phone]
[e-mail]

In the U.S.
David Pasquale
The Ruth Group
phone: [phone]
[e-mail]



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Canadian Solar and SolarWorld Group Enter Into 180 Million Euro Supply Contract
Wednesday January 24, 8:00 am ET


JIANGSU, CHINA--(MARKET WIRE)--Jan 24, 2007 -- Canadian Solar Inc. ("the Company" or "CSI") (NASDAQ:CSIQ - News) today announces that it has signed a long term supply contract with Deutsche Solar, the wafer manufacturing subsidiary of Solar World Group of Germany. Under the contract, Deutsche Solar will supply to CSI approximately 180 million Euro worth of Solsix-Multi 6" wafers over a 12 year period. Initial deliveries will start immediately, with full annual quantity deliveries to commence in January of 2009. CSI and Solar World Group have worked together for the past two years, during which time CSI has been providing recycled silicon feedstock for Deutsche Solar to turn into wafer on toll manufacturing basis.
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Dr. Shawn Qu, Chairman and CEO of CSI, said, "Deutsche Solar AG is one of the biggest solar wafer companies in the world. Being able to secure the wafer supply contract at a price substantially lower than the current spot market price will help enhance our ability to grow and to provide affordable, quality solar products to customers worldwide. This new contract further solidifies our long-term, mutually beneficial relationship."

Dipl. Ing. Frank Asbeck, CEO of SolarWorld AG commented, "CSI has established itself as a premier supplier of high quality and high yield solar modules. We are proud of our partnership and look forward to expanding our relationship as we leverage both of our operational strengths and expertise."

About Canadian Solar Inc.

Founded in 2001, Canadian Solar Inc. (CSI) is a standard solar module and specialty solar module and product company, serving customers located in various markets worldwide. CSI is incorporated in Canada and conducts all of its manufacturing operations in China. Backed by years of experience and knowledge in the solar power market and the silicon industry, CSI has become a major global provider of solar power products for a wide range of applications. For more information visit www.csisolar.com.

About SolarWorld AG

The SolarWorld AG Group is among the three largest solar power companies in the world. The group is dedicated exclusively to the core business of solar energy, combining all stages of the solar value chain, from the raw material silicon to turn-key solar power plants. The company operates production facilities in Germany, Sweden and the USA. In the United States, SolarWorld AG is also the leading producer and provider of solar power technology. In addition, sales offices operate in Spain, South Africa and Singapore, completing the international alignment of the group. The responsibilities of the two latter offices include the sale of rural solar power solutions that make an important contribution to the sustainable economic development of the southern hemisphere. In Freiberg, Saxony, the group operates the world's most advanced integrated solar production facilities where the SolarWorld Group turns solar grade silicon into high quality solar wafers, solar cells and solar modules. SolarWorld AG offers a diverse range of products from modules for grid-coupled and grid-independent power generation all the way to a whole class of complete solar power systems for decentralized and centralized electricity generation. After the IPO at the end of 1999, the company developed within a few years to a fully integrated solar technology group, increasing its workforce to more than 1,300 employees. SolarWorld AG is listed at the stock exchange in the technology index TecDAX, in the Dow Jones STOXX 600 as well as the international MSCI index, among others.

Safe Harbor / Forward-Looking Statements:

Certain statements in this press release including statements regarding expected future financial and industry growth are forward-looking statements that involve a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially. These statements are made under the "Safe Harbor" provisions of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by such terms as "believes," "expects," "anticipates," "intends," "estimates," the negative of these terms, or other comparable terminology. Factors that could cause actual results to differ include general business and economic conditions and the state of the solar industry; governmental support for the deployment of solar power; future shortage or availability of the supply of high-purity silicon; demand for end-use products by consumers and inventory levels of such products in the supply chain; changes in demand from significant customers, including customers of our silicon materials sales; changes in demand from major markets such as Germany; changes in customer order patterns; changes in product mix; capacity utilization; level of competition; pricing pressure and declines in average selling price; delays in new product introduction; continued success in technological innovations and delivery of products with the features customers demand; shortage in supply of materials or capacity requirements; availability of financing; exchange rate fluctuations; litigation and other risks as described in the Company's SEC filings, including its registration statement on Form F-1 originally filed on October 23, 2006, as amended. Although the Company believes that the expectations reflected in the forward looking statements are reasonable, it cannot guarantee future results, level of activity, performance, or achievements. You should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. All information provided in this press release and in the attachments is as of December 13, 2006, and CSI undertakes no duty to update such information, except as required under applicable law.



Contact:
Contacts:

In Jiangsu P.R. China
Bing Zhu
Chief Financial Officer
Canadian Solar Inc.
phone: [phone]
[e-mail]

In the U.S.
David Pasquale
The Ruth Group
phone: [phone]
[e-mail]



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Source: Canadian Solar

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How to lose your shirt in China

The economy beckons, but its business climate makes China a killing field for Canadian firms

ANDREA MANDEL CAMPBELL

Ragupathy Madiyalakan can't help chuckling as he recounts his company's disastrous foray into China. If he didn't laugh, he'd probably cry. His Edmonton-based Quest PharmaTech is teetering on the brink, and the newly named executive chairman frankly doesn't know if the small, publicly listed firm will survive the fallout from a seven-year odyssey plagued by bureaucratic dissembling, broken promises and corruption. "We are on the verge of collapse because of the failure we had in China," says Madiyalakan. "It's been a disaster from day one."

Quest has spent the past two years trying to extricate itself from the quagmire, even changing its name and dumping its former management. But it may not be enough. The pharmaceutical firm has lost millions, and its market capitalization, which once hovered in the $60-million to $70-million range, has been slashed to $2.9 million by furious investors. Like so many Canadian comrades-in-arms who wade into China only to be picked off like cannon fodder, Quest was felled by a fatal combination of wide-eyed naïveté and a business environment that has made China into a killing field for Canadian firms.

...."I tell them China is going to eat you raw, because you are so green they won't have time to cook you"......

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