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  • LDK SOLAR CO LTD Profile

    LDK knows the sun is always shining somewhere. The company, via subsidiary Jiangxi LDK Solar, turns polysilicon into multicrystalline wafers, which are used in the construction of solar cells and solar modules. It also provides wafer processing services to solar cell makers and sells polysilicon scrap. LDK uses virgin polysilicon and recycled material in its production process; its capacity is about 420 megawatts (MW) annually. Major customers include Canadian Solar, Chinalight Solar, Q-Cells, Solarfun Power (about 12% of sales), and Solland Solar Energy. The company gets more than two-thirds of its sales from the Asia/Pacific region, primarily China and Taiwan.
    Xiaofeng Peng
    CEO
    Hi-Tech Industrial Park

    Xinyu, Jiangxi 338032, China

    http://www.ldksolar.com

    Phone: +86-790-686-0171

    Fax: —
    Sector: Technology Industry: Electronics
  • 2007 Sales 2007 Sales Growth 2007 Net Income 2007 Employees
    $524,000,000 396.9% $144,100,000 6,253
  • Key Executives: LDK

    Name Title Officer Since
    Xiaofeng Peng CEO -
    Xingxue Tong COO -
    Jack Lai CFO -
    Dr. Yuepeng Wan Chief Technology Officer -
    Dr. Liangbao Zhu Senior VP -
    Yonggang Shao Senior VP -
    Gang Wang Director 7/1/06
    Louis T. Hsieh Director 5/31/07
  • Top Competitors: LDK

  • Insider Trends: LDK

    Sentiment for LDK is

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    • Market Value of Insider Sales
    • Market Value of Insider Purchases
    Total dollar value of all insider purchases and sales over 12 months
  • Insider Transactions: LDK

    Date Name Shares Transaction Type Market Value
    06/27/08 LDK NEW ENERGY HOLDING LTD 3 M Planned Sale $122.91 M
    05/27/08 FINANCIERE NATIXIS SINGAPORE 4 500,000 Planned Sale $22.50 M
    04/04/08 SUPERB BRIGHT LTD 433,333 Planned Sale $13.70 M
  • Ownership Breakdown : LDK

    Large Block Holder Type Number  
    Institutions 92.00
     
    Mutual Fund 62.00
    Other Major
  • Short Interest Volume: LDK

    Data as of —
    Current Short Interest Shares 1.10 B
    Current Short Interest Ratio 5.80
    Float
    Short Interest as % of Float
    Average Daily Volume 3.25 M
    Outstanding Shares 106.04 M