Since September, 81 employees at the solar cell factory Norsun in Årdal have been laid off. It is still unclear when production can start up again.
In September, employees at the solar cell factory Norsun in Årdal received a layoff notice until the turn of the year. Now the CEO says that there is no concrete date for when production can start up again. Photo: Marit Hommedal / NTBPublished: Published:
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– We are working on start-up plans, but that depends on us getting satisfactory customer contracts. We must achieve profitability, says CEO Erik Løkke-Øwre of Norsun Bergens Tidende.
The reason why the factory has temporarily shut down production is a dramatic drop in prices in Europe.
Import restrictions in the USA mean that cheaper solar modules from China are sold to Europe, and that the market is thus flooded with modules that few can compete against.
Twelve employees are still at work at the factory, and Norsun is now working further to obtain means through support schemes such as Enova, Siva and Innovation Norway.
2023-12-29 11:52:52
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