Digital new energy DataBM. This marks that the plant can complete from " silicon ingot-silicon wafer-battery- said this development is an important milestone in the completion of the only crystalline silicon vertically integrated photovoltaic manufacturing plant in the United States.". After the plant is put into full operation, it will add 3.3GW of vertically integrated production capacity (covering silicon ingots,
The company expects the Cartersville plant to reach full production in the third quarter of this year , making it the largest operating solar cell production base ever in the United States.
Qcells revealed that at present, the module capacity of the plant is full, and 16700 photovoltaic modules can be produced every day.
It is understood that the Dalton plant of Qcells has completed its expansion at the end of 2023, with a total capacity of 5. Qcells' annual module production capacity in Georgia is 8.
August, it was reported that photovoltaic cells imported from Hanhua to the United States had been detained by the United States Customs since June of that year. The reason is the suspected use of silicon products from China. For this statement, Han Huafang denied that "all products in our latest supply chain do not come from China".
After months of detention, the Qcells photovoltaic cells were released by US Customs in October 2025.
However, due to the seizure of battery products, Qcells'component production has been seriously affected. According to Atlanta media WSB-TV on November 7, 2025, Qcells spokesman Marta Stoepker revealed that due to the seizure, the company's import of components needed to manufacture photovoltaic modules was blocked and was currently facing economic pressure.
In response to the incident , 1,000 employees at Qcells' Georgia manufacturing facility were furloughed or had their work hours reduced (during which time their pay was reduced, but their benefits were retained); Three hundred outsourced employees at the Dalton and Cartersville facilities were eliminated .
Until three months ago, on March 6, 2026, Qcells announced that its two photovoltaic manufacturing plants in Georgia had resumed module production.
, however, Hanwha planned to use
Before Hanwha's stake, REC Silicon's Moses Lake plant in the United States had ceased operation in 2019 and was officially closed in 2020. After the injection of new shareholder power, REC Silicon immediately released a restart plan. The company has officially announced its plan to resume production since 2022, and the factory did not resume production until September 2024. After becoming the largest shareholder of REC Silicon
, Hanwha also signed a 10-year , $ 3 billion polysilicon procurement contract with REC Silicon. If the contract lands, Hanwha will be able to complete integrated photovoltaic manufacturing in the United States.
at this stage of the production process ." REC Silicon said.
Subsequently, because Hanwha could no longer wait for the delivery of qualified products, the previous huge purchase contract between the two sides was terminated. REC Silicon also chose to shut down completely due to lack of customers.
So far, Hanwha's photovoltaic plan in the United States has also been announced to be temporarily frustrated. But the story doesn't seem to be over. After the termination of the long polysilicon contract between
the two sides, Hanwha did not withdraw from REC Silicon, but planned to win the whole silicon material company. In April 2025, Hanwha launched a privatization offer, planning to buy at a low price of 2 per share, which was quickly boycotted by minority shareholders and demanded an investigation into the termination of the above-mentioned procurement contract. There is a "storm of infighting"
within REC Silicon.
Finally, under the huge financial pressure, REC Silicon, which has no other way to obtain additional financing, accepted Hanwha's tender offer as the only feasible way. According to REC Silicon's official website, Hanwha holds more than 60% of the company's shares.
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