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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Jeff Amy

Korean firm plans $2.5B in new solar panel plants in Georgia

Copyright 2022 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.

A South Korean solar panel maker will invest more than $2.5 billion to build factories in Georgia, hiring 2,500 new employees and making components usually manufactured outside the United States, the company announced Wednesday.

Qcells, a unit of Hanwha Solutions, will build a new factory in Cartersville that will employ 2,000 people, with construction starting within weeks and production starting before the end of 2024.

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