Since 2022, the European Union has decided to extend its anti-dumping policy on low-iron solar glass from China for another five years. This anti-dumping case has significantly impacted the trade relationship between China and Europe regarding solar glass. As a solar glass supplier that has served European clients for over a decade, MIGO Glass does not wish to see this situation, but we will not give up our efforts to serve our EU customers.
The anti-dumping duties, which can be as high as 70%, hinder customers from purchasing high-quality low-iron solar glass from China. Due to the limited production capacity of local solar glass manufacturers in Europe, a significant portion of local demand cannot be met. Many small and medium-sized companies are forced to incur enormous procurement, logistics, and inventory costs to source materials from around the world.
MIGO's solar glass furnace has a daily melting capacity of 500 tons, and our stable customer base ensures flexibility in product specifications and quantities. MIGO Glass focuses on two main areas: customized non-standard photovoltaic glass and customized glass for solar collector covers.
From a policy perspective, the EU protects locally produced ultra-white glass with an iron content above 300 ppm, primarily used in standard photovoltaic panels. Glass with an iron content above 300 ppm, being regarded as normal glass, not solar glass, is not subject to anti-dumping measures. Although the two types of glass may appear similar, their chemical compositions are different. Most importantly, their optical performance-light transmittance-is also different. The lower the iron content, the higher the transmittance.
To provide high-performance solar glass without violating anti-dumping regulations, MIGO Glass made significant operational decisions and business adjustments starting in 2022. We adjusted the raw material formulation of our furnace to produce patterned solar glass (Code 0451) with an iron content of 350 ppm. Notably, this glass has achieved regular mass production and is already serving several excellent solar companies globally, including those in the EU. This glass closely resembles traditional low-iron solar glass in appearance and achieves over 90% light transmittance-1% lower than ultra-white glass but 2% higher than conventional patterned glass.
Clearly, due to its optical performance limitations, this glass cannot be directly applied to standard PV panels. However, it is an attractive product for non-standard PV solar panel manufacturers and solar water heater companies. With stable supply, flexible order quantities, good performance, and lower prices, it can save European customers more than 50% on anti-dumping duties.
The 90% light transmittance is not the limit for this glass. As we strive to serve our customers, we cannot stop here. Leveraging the mature coating experience in the photovoltaic industry, MIGO Glass has made several upgrades to our production line, successfully achieving stable production of single-sided coated glass, with transmittance exceeding 93%. The physical properties and product reliability fully meet the standard of 20 years of performance without degradation for photovoltaic glass.
In the solar water heater industry, to pursue extreme thermal efficiency, we have applied anti-reflective coatings to the other side of the glass, reducing absorbed and reflected light to just 3%. Our middle-iron double-sided coated solar glass achieves over 96% light transmittance and excellent hemispherical transmittance coefficients. This high-efficiency 2AR solar heater collector glass panel ensures extreme thermal efficiency for our customers' collectors while significantly saving on material costs. This is a situation that every company would welcome.
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