Yingli Green Energy Issues Statement on SolarWorld Industries America's Petitions

Date: 28 October 2011
Source: http://www.yourrenewablenews.com

Date: 28 October 2011

aBAODING, China, Oct. 21, 2011 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ -- Yingli Green Energy Holding Company Limited (NYSE: YGE) ("Yingli Green Energy" or the "Company"), a leading solar energy company and one of the world's largest vertically integrated photovoltaic ("PV") manufacturers, which markets its products under the brand "Yingli Solar", today issued the following statement in response to petitions filed by SolarWorld Industries America Inc. ("SolarWorld America") with the U.

S. Department of Commerce and the International Trade Commission.



"We and our counsel are reviewing the petitions, which have just been filed. We would like to remind everyone that such petitions obviously present only the views of one side, and only a partial view of a very complicated story.  As a NYSE-listed public company with global presence, we have been holding ourselves to the highest standard of fair international trade practices.  We are confident in our position and we intend to mount a vigorous defense.  We are committed to the U.S. market for the long run, since we have faith in our products and technology and believe that we are well positioned to continue to compete effectively in the U.S. market."



About Yingli Green Energy



Yingli Green Energy Holding Company Limited (NYSE: YGE), which markets its products under the brand "Yingli Solar," is a leading solar energy company and one of the world's largest vertically integrated photovoltaic manufacturers. Yingli Green Energy's manufacturing covers the entire photovoltaic value chain, from the production of polysilicon through ingot casting and wafering, to solar cell production and module assembly. Currently, Yingli Green Energy maintains a balanced vertically integrated production capacity of over 1 GW per year. Two capacity expansion projects of 600 MW and 100 MW are under construction in Baoding and Hainan, respectively, which are expected to start initial production in the middle of 2011 and will increase the Company's total nameplate capacity to 1.7 GW in late 2011. In addition, Yingli Green Energy's in-house polysilicon plant, Fine Silicon, which has a designed annual production capacity of 3,000 metric tons, has successfully started commercial operation in early August 2010. Yingli Green Energy distributes its photovoltaic modules to a wide range of markets, includingGermany, Spain, Italy, Greece, France, South Korea, China and the United States. Headquartered in Baoding, China, Yingli Green Energy has more than 11,000 employees and more than 10 subsidiaries and branch offices worldwide. Yingli Green Energy is publicly listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: YGE). For more information, please visit http://www.yinglisolar.com.



Safe Harbor Statement




This press release contains forward-looking statements. These statements constitute "forward-looking" statements within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and as defined in the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements can be identified by terminology such as "will," "expects," "anticipates," "future," "intends," "plans," "believes," "estimates," "target" and similar statements. Such statements are based upon management's current expectations and current market and operating conditions, and relate to events that involve known or unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, all of which are difficult to predict and many of which are beyond Yingli Green Energy's control, which may cause Yingli Green Energy's actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements. Further information regarding these and other risks, uncertainties or factors is included in Yingli Green Energy's filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Yingli Green Energy does not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statement as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required under applicable law.



For further information, please contact:



In China:

Qing Miao

Director, Investor Relations

Yingli Green Energy Holding Company Limited

Tel: +86 312 8929787

E-mail: ir@yinglisolar.com



In the Americas:

Helena Kimball

Head of Marketing Communications

Yingli Green Energy Americas, Inc.

Tel: +1 603 5915812

E-mail: helena.kimball@yingliamericas.com



In Europe:

Rebecca Jarschel

Marketing Communications Manager

Yingli Green Energy Europe GmbH

Tel: +49 89 540303412

E-mail: rebecca.jarschel@ygee.eu



SOURCE Yingli Green Energy Holding Company Limited

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