Greed and Capitalism

What kind of society isn't structured on greed? The problem of social organization is how to set up an arrangement under which greed will do the least harm; capitalism is that kind of a system.
- Milton Friedman

Saturday, April 7, 2012

First Solar on the Forbes Global 2000 List

First Solar on the Forbes Global 2000 List

 



First Solar


Market Cap $12 B As of Mar. 2011
At a Glance
  • Industry: Electronics
  • Country: United States
  • CEO: Robert Gillette
  • Employees: 6,100
  • Sales: $2.56 B
Forbes Lists
#1278 Global 2000

Profile
First Solar, Inc. (First Solar) is engaged in the manufacture and sale of solar modules with an advanced thin film semiconductor technology, and it designs, constructs and sells photovoltaic (PV) solar power systems. It operates the business in two segments: components segment and systems segment. Components segment designs, manufactures and sells solar modules to solar project developers and system integrators. Systems segment provides PV solar power system for commercial systems, which includes project development, engineering, procurement and construction (EPC), operating and maintenance (O&M) services and, when required, project finance. In April 2009, First Solar acquired the solar power project development business of OptiSolar Inc. In January 2011, the Company and RayTracker, Inc. announced that First Solar, Inc. has acquired RayTracker, Inc.
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