Vitro Enters into Agreement with First Solar for the Manufacture of Glass for American-Made Solar Panels
Vitro S.A.B. de C.V., through its Vitro Architectural Glass business headquartered in Cheswick, Penn., announced that it has entered into an agreement with America’s largest fully vertically integrated solar manufacturer, First Solar, to manufacture glass for the company’s advanced thin film photovoltaic solar panels.
Vitro will invest a total of $93.6 million USD to rebuild and modernize a production line at its Meadville Plant located in Cochranton, PA, to support First Solar’s growing manufacturing footprint in the United States. The investment will also include the construction of offline production capabilities.