Aug 1 (Reuters) - Xinyi Solar 0968.HK :
* HY PROFIT ATTRIBUTABLE HK$1,904.6 MILLION VERSUS
HK$3,072.4
MILLION
* HY REVENUE HK$9,697.5 MILLION VERSUS HK$ 8,074.9 MILLION
* WILL CONTINUOUSLY EXPAND ITS SOLAR GLASS PRODUCTION
CAPACITY
* FIVE NEW PRODUCTION LINES ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN OPERATION
IN H2
2022
* WELL POSITIONED TO CAPTURE ACCELERATED GROWTH OF GLOBAL PV
INSTALLATIONS IN NEXT FEW YEARS
* CAPACITY OF NEW SOLAR FARM PROJECTS TO BE ADDED BY GROUP
IN 2022
WILL BE LIKELY LOWER THAN ORIGINAL TARGET OF 720MW
* DECLARES INTERIM DIVIDEND OF 10.0 HK CENTS PER SHARE
* REMAINING FIVE NEW PRODUCTION LINES ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN
OPERATION IN SECOND HALF OF 2022
* GROUP'S PLAN IS TO ADD EIGHT NEW SOLAR GLASS PRODUCTION
LINES
WITH A DAILY MELTING CAPACITY OF 1,000 TONNES EACH
* AMONG THESE EIGHT NEW PRODUCTION LINES, THREE HAVE STARTED
OPERATION IN Q2 OF 2022
* GROUP HAS IN ITS PIPELINE CONSTRUCTION OF TWELVE NEW SOLAR
GLASS
PRODUCTION LINES
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