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Tijuana, Mexico (SPX) Dec 22, 2010 Kyocera has announced that its manufacturing facility in Tijuana, Mexico, has produced its one-millionth solar module. More than 400 employees gathered for a celebration by signing the back of the module to commemorate the event. The millionth module testifies to Kyocera's early involvement in solar manufacturing. In December 2004, nearly 30 years after manufacturing its first solar modules in Japan, the company commenced module production in Tijuana. In response to rising demand, Kyocera expanded that facility with a second plant in 2009, increasing the capacity in Tijuana to 240 megawatts (MW) per year. In June 2010, the company began its first U.S. production of solar modules, with an initial capacity target of 30MW per year in San Diego. Solar energy is now one of Kyocera's fastest-growing businesses globally, with the company targeting global production capacity of 1,000 megawatts annually (equal to one "gigawatt") by March 31, 2013. In addition to the operations in San Diego and Tijuana, Kyocera currently has solar module manufacturing facilities in Japan, China and the Czech Republic. As an illustration of Kyocera's global expansion plan, the one-gigawatt capacity will allow the company to supply 3.5-kilowatt solar-electric systems for about 285,000 homes each year. More than 20 Kyocera facilities worldwide already incorporate their own on-site solar-electric generating systems, including a 214-kilowatt Solar Grove parking lot in San Diego and a 100-kilowatt rooftop system in Tijuana. "Our Mexico facility's one-millionth module will go on display to symbolize how far we've come locally in just six years," stated Steve Hill, president of Kyocera Solar, Inc. "This milestone demonstrates Kyocera's 35-year history of commitment to quality and innovation in the solar industry, and serves as an example of how Kyocera is making sustainable energy a truly global effort." Kyocera established U.S. operations in 1969, and started a trend as the first Japan-based corporation with manufacturing operations in the State of California (in 1971). Kyocera Group companies currently employ approximately 4,000 people in the United States.
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