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XINYU CITY, China and SUNNYVALE, Calif., July 18, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- LDK Solar Co., Ltd. ("LDK Solar") (NYSE: LDK), a leading vertically integrated manufacturer of photovoltaic (PV) products, today announced (i) the resignation yesterday of Mr. Louis Tung-jung Hsieh, formerly an independent director, from its board of directors and (ii) the appointment today of Mr. Maurice Wai-fung Ngai as an independent director to fill the vacancy created by Mr. Hsieh. Mr. Bing Xiang will take up the...

XINYU CITY, China and SUNNYVALE, Calif., July 13, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- LDK Solar Co., Ltd. ("LDK Solar") (NYSE: LDK), a leading vertically integrated manufacturer of photovoltaic products, today announced it has signed contracts to supply solar modules to two leading electric power companies in China. The first sales contract is for 30 megawatts (MW) of solar modules in the Qinghai province to be delivered in August of 2011. The second contract is for 5 MW of solar modules in the Jilin...

XINYU CITY, China and SUNNYVALE, Calif., July 11, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- LDK Solar Co., Ltd. ("LDK Solar") (NYSE: LDK), a leading vertically integrated manufacturer of photovoltaic products, today announced one new appointment and several promotions to its management team. Ron Kenedi has been appointed President of LDK Solar Tech USA, Inc., a subsidiary of LDK Solar dedicated to module sales in the North America market. Mr. Kenedi has over 28 years of experience in the solar industry and...

XINYU CITY, China and SUNNYVALE, Calif., June 27, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- LDK Solar Co., Ltd. (NYSE: LDK), a leading vertically integrated manufacturer of photovoltaic products, today announced that its Board of Directors approved a share buyback program that authorizes LDK Solar to repurchase up to US$110 million of its American Depository Shares ("ADSs") in the open market or through privately negotiated transactions. The program does not obligate LDK Solar to acquire any particular amount...

BEDMINSTER, N.J., June 13, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- KDC Solar LLC ("KDC Solar"), a leading commercial solar developer, owner and operator, headquartered in Bedminster, New Jersey, today announced that it has entered into an agreement with SPI Solar ("SPI") (OTCBB: SOPW), a leading vertically integrated photovoltaic ("PV") solar energy company and its majority shareholder, LDK Solar ("LDK") (NYSE: LDK), a world leader in the production of solar wafers and cells, whereby SPI and LDK will serve...

XINYU CITY, China and SUNNYVALE, Calif., June 7, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- LDK Solar Co., Ltd. ("LDK Solar"; NYSE: LDK), a leading manufacturer of multicrystalline solar wafers and PV products, today reported its unaudited financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2011. All financial results are reported in U.S. dollars on a U.S. GAAP basis. First Quarter Highlights: Quarterly revenue of $766.3 million, a decrease of 16.8% sequentially and an increase of 120.5%...

XINYU CITY, China and SUNNYVALE, Calif., June 7, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- LDK Solar Co., Ltd. ("LDK Solar") (NYSE: LDK), a leading vertically integrated manufacturer of photovoltaic products, today announced that LDK Solar and its wholly owned polysilicon manufacturing subsidiaries have consummated the $240 million investment by China Development Bank International Holdings Limited, assignee of China Development Bank Capital Corporation Ltd., each a wholly owned subsidiary of China Development...

SHANGHAI, June 6, 2011 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- Sky Solar Holdings Co., Ltd. (Sky Solar), the world-leading PV system developer and independent power provider, recently announced that the company has nominated Ms Amy Zhang, the former executive of Suntech Power Holdings Co., Ltd. as the CEO and Director of the Board Committee. Mr Su Weili, founder and chairman of Sky Solar, will no longer hold the post as CEO. Instead, Mr Su remains as Executive Chairman and will diversify his focus to...

XINYU CITY, China and SUNNYVALE, Calif., May 26, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- LDK Solar Co., Ltd. ("LDK Solar") (NYSE: LDK), a leading manufacturer of multicrystalline solar wafers and PV products, today announced that the Company has signed a module supply contract with a leading Italy-based solar systems integrator. Under the terms of the agreement, LDK Solar will provide 45 megawatts (MW) of solar modules with monthly shipping expected to commence in June 2011. "We are pleased to expand our...

XINYU CITY, China and SUNNYVALE, Calif., May 20, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- LDK Solar Co., Ltd. ("LDK Solar") (NYSE: LDK), leading vertically integrated manufacturer of photovoltaic products, today reiterated its guidance for the first quarter 2011 and the full year 2011. Additionally, the company announced that it will report financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2011 after the market closes on Tuesday, June 7, 2011. The company will host a corresponding conference call and...