Spire Corporation (Nasdaq: SPIR), a global solar company providing turnkey solar factories and capital equipment to manufacture photovoltaic products such as modules, cells, and wafers worldwide, today announced it has selected UST Technology Pte Ltd, located in Singapore, as its representative for solar turnkey solutions and capital equipment in Southeast Asia.
UST will represent Spire in the solar energy markets of Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, the Philippines, and Indonesia.
"The booming Southeast Asia solar market represents a compelling opportunity for manufacturers, and UST is an excellent partner to help us tap this market," said Spire’s Vice President of Corporate Marketing, Mark Willingham. "With solar demand expanding by double in the region by 2010, we are seeing an increase in new sales activity. In addition, Spire has existing customers locating large manufacturing facilities in Southeast Asia. Providing Spire’s world-class service is critical in this market and UST’s strong technical capability will deliver considerable value to our growing customer base."
About UST Technology Pte Ltd
UST Technology is well-established in providing technical and engineering support in Southeast Asia. Established in 1974, it has current staff strength of 120 throughout Southeast Asia, serving major multi-national semiconductor and electronics industries.
About Spire Corporation
Spire Corporation is a global solar company providing turnkey production lines and capital equipment to manufacture photovoltaic modules worldwide. Spire Semiconductor develops and manufactures custom gallium arsenide solar cells and other related products for the commercial, biomedical and defense markets.