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# Problems with product quality or performance may cause First Solar to incur significant and/or unexpected contractual damages and/or warranty and related expenses, damage its market reputation, and prevent us from maintaining or increasing its market share.<ref name=":0" /> | # Problems with product quality or performance may cause First Solar to incur significant and/or unexpected contractual damages and/or warranty and related expenses, damage its market reputation, and prevent us from maintaining or increasing its market share.<ref name=":0" /> | ||
# First Solar's failure to further refine its technology and develop and introduce improved PV products, including as a result of delays in implementing planned advancements, could render its solar modules uncompetitive and reduce its net sales, profitability, and/or market share.<ref name=":0" /> | # First Solar's failure to further refine its technology and develop and introduce improved PV products, including as a result of delays in implementing planned advancements, could render its solar modules uncompetitive and reduce its net sales, profitability, and/or market share.<ref name=":0" /> | ||
# Several of First Solar's key raw materials and components, in particular | # Several of First Solar's key raw materials and components, in particular CdTe and substrate glass, and manufacturing equipment are either single-sourced or sourced from a limited number of suppliers, and their failure to perform could cause manufacturing delays, especially as First Solar expands or seek to expand its business, and/or impair its ability to deliver solar modules to customers in the required quality and quantities and at a price that is profitable to First Solar.<ref name=":0" /> | ||
# First Solar's failure to effectively manage module manufacturing production and selling costs, including costs related to raw materials and logistics services, could render its solar modules uncompetitive and reduce its net sales, profitability, and/or market share.<ref name=":0" /> | # First Solar's failure to effectively manage module manufacturing production and selling costs, including costs related to raw materials and logistics services, could render its solar modules uncompetitive and reduce its net sales, profitability, and/or market share.<ref name=":0" /> | ||
# First Solar's future success depends on its ability to effectively balance manufacturing production with market demand, effectively manage its cost per watt, and, when necessary, continue to build new manufacturing plants over time in response to market demand, all of which are subject to risks and uncertainties.<ref name=":0" /> | # First Solar's future success depends on its ability to effectively balance manufacturing production with market demand, effectively manage its cost per watt, and, when necessary, continue to build new manufacturing plants over time in response to market demand, all of which are subject to risks and uncertainties.<ref name=":0" /> |