500 employees laid off: final end for German solar manufacturer. More than 400 people will lose their jobs as a result.
The company posted a significant loss last year, citing strong competition from cheap solar modules from China as the reason. In 2018, Germany's once largest solar module manufacturer, Solarworld, finally filed for bankruptcy and closed the Freiberg location with around 600 employees. New hope arose when Meyer Burger started producing modules in 2021 and started new production in the former Solarworld halls.