Satinal will invest 40 € million to bring Strato Solar production facility online from 2024. According to Satinal, the new division will become the only European manufacturer of EVA, POE and TPO encapsulating films for the photovoltaic industry.
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The new Strato Solar factory will be located in Apulia Region in southern Italy. Satinal plans up to 10 gigawatts worth of production capacity annually, creating close to 100 jobs once fully operational.
20m square metres of EVA, POE and TPO encapulants
In the Satinal’s headquarters in Erba, Strato Solar already launched the first Carbon Free and ISCC+ certified EVA encapsulant in 2023. Moreover, starting from 2024, three production lines will start to operate with an annual production capacity of 2 gigawatts, corresponding to 20 million square metres, dedicated to solar encapsulants made of EVA, POE and TPO.
Moreover, the Erba HQ will continue to produce Strato glass interlayers for outdoor and indoor architecture. Three production lines will produce of 30 million square metres EVA films, including Strato EVA Carbon Free, in order to continue to meet the rising demand of the international market.
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Satinal also plans to upgrade its R&D Lab, set up and operated in cooperation with leading European research centres and universities. (mfo)
