JA Solar Completes $70 Million Malaysian Fab

Chinese vertically integrated solar company JA Solar has completed construction of its first manufacturing facility outside of China – a RM300 million ($70 million) facility in the city of Bayan Lepas, Malaysia. Production at the plant will begin in a couple of weeks, with the first shipments to overseas markets expected before the end of the year, confirmed JA Solar’s Malaysia deputy general manager Ong Ken Yong.