SMIC President and CEO Richard Ru Gin Chang said SMIC hopes to launch IPOs for the two new units in the next one to three years in the overseas market.
Previously, Taiwan's Commerical Times newspaper reported that SMIC will add new production lines in Shanghai as for business expansion. Its two existing solar cell production lines in Shanghai have a combined production capacity of 33 MW.
The newspaper said that SMIC will combine packaging and testing operations in Chengdu and Shanghai and to seek foreign investors. The listing plan will be applicable if the unit can achieve profitability in 2009, the newspaper added.