CANADIAN SOLAR INC. is a vertically-integrated manufacturer of silicon ingots, wafers, cells, solar modules (panels) and custom-designed solar power applications. Canadian Solar was founded in Canada in 2001 and was successfully listed on NASDAQ Exchange (symbol: CSIQ) in November 2006. Canadian Solar Inc. has successfully established seven wholly-owned manufacturing subsidiaries in China, manufacturing ingot, wafer, solar cells and solar modules. Canadian Solar has also set up business branches in Germany, Korea and USA. With this global operations covering three major continents, Canadian Solar combines the advanced technology and management experience from the West with the low manufacturing cost and fast products delivery from the East to best meet customers’ needs.

Canadian Solar sells solar products to customers located in various markets worldwide, including Germany, Spain, Italy, the United States, South Korea, the Czech Republic, China and Canada. Canadian Solar sells standard solar modules to distributors, system integrators and through OEM channels. Canadian Solar also sells specialty solar modules and products directly to various manufacturers who integrate our specialty solar modules and products into their own products and sell and market them as part of their own product portfolio.