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DSM buys Chinese solar PV backsheet maker Suzhou SunShine

This will help DSM expand its product portfolio for solar PV market by including polymer sheets

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Last Updated : Feb 20 2017 | 2:38 PM IST

Royal DSM, the Dutch firm that is active in health, nutrition and materials, has acquired the technology and other assets of the China-based Suzhou SunShine New Materials Technology Co Ltd (Sunshine) - the manufacturer of a novel, high-performance solar photovoltaic (PV) backsheet based on co-extrusion technology.

In 2016, DSM entered into a commercial alliance with Sunshine. Now, through this acquisition, DSM will expand its product portfolio for the solar PV market to include polymer sheets that protect PV solar cells.

Solar energy has become an important source in the global energy mix over the past decade. However, for solar energy to reach

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