The order will be included in GT Solar’s backlog for its current first quarter FY12, which ends on 2 July 2011.
Guizhou Industrial Investment Group board chairman Hao Xu said the company’s entrance into the LED market offers a new strategic growth opportunity for the company and Guiyang City as well as the Guizhou region of China
"The new sapphire production facility will help to stimulate economic growth in the region," Xu said.
GT Solar is a provider of polysilicon production technology, and sapphire and silicon crystalline growth systems and materials for the solar, LED and other specialty markets.
