1 Table of Contents 2
1.1 List of Tables 7
2 Company Snapshot 9
2.1 Key Information 9
2.2 Company Overview 9
2.3 SWOT Snapshot 9
3 SANYO Electric Co., Ltd., Solar PV Parks 10
3.1 SANYO Electric Co., Ltd., Solar PV Parks, Australia 10
3.2 SANYO Electric Co., Ltd., Solar PV Parks, Austria 10
3.3 SANYO Electric Co., Ltd., Solar PV Parks, Belgium 10
3.4 SANYO Electric Co., Ltd., Solar PV Parks, Canada 11
3.5 SANYO Electric Co., Ltd., Solar PV Parks, China 11
3.6 SANYO Electric Co., Ltd., Solar PV Parks, France 12
3.7 SANYO Electric Co., Ltd., Solar PV Parks, Germany 19
3.8 SANYO Electric Co., Ltd., Solar PV Parks, Greece 26
3.9 SANYO Electric Co., Ltd., Solar PV Parks, Italy 26
3.10 SANYO Electric Co., Ltd., Solar PV Parks, Japan 27
3.11 SANYO Electric Co., Ltd., Solar PV Parks, Poland 28
3.12 SANYO Electric Co., Ltd., Solar PV Parks, Portugal 28
3.13 SANYO Electric Co., Ltd., Solar PV Parks, Slovenia 29
3.14 SANYO Electric Co., Ltd., Solar PV Parks, Spain 30
3.15 SANYO Electric Co., Ltd., Solar PV Parks, Switzerland 31
3.16 SANYO Electric Co., Ltd., Solar PV Parks, United Kingdom 34
3.17 SANYO Electric Co., Ltd., Solar PV Parks, United States 35
4 Business Description 42
4.1 Business Overview 42
5 Major Products and Services 44
6 History 45
7 SWOT Analysis 48
7.1 Overview 48
7.2 SANYO Electric Co., Ltd. Strengths 48
7.2.1 Research & Development 48
7.2.2 Diversified Product Portfolio 49
7.2.3 Geographic Diversification 49
7.3 SANYO Electric Co., Ltd. Weaknesses 49
7.3.1 Legal Proceedings 49
7.3.2 Declining Market Share in Sector 49
7.4 SANYO Electric Co., Ltd. Opportunities 50
7.4.1 Growing Demand for Clean Vehicles 50
7.4.2 Potential Digital Camera Market 50
7.4.3 Strategic Expansion Activities 50
7.5 SANYO Electric Co., Ltd. Threats 50
7.5.1 Government regulations 50
7.5.2 Intense Competition 51
7.5.3 Affect of Natural Disasters 51
7.6 Financial Ratios - Capital Market Ratios 52
7.7 Financial Ratios - Annual Ratios 53
7.8 Financial Ratios - Interim Ratios 54
8 Key Employees 55
9 Company Statement 56
10 Locations And Subsidiaries 61
10.1 Head Office 61
10.2 Other Locations & Subsidiaries 61
11 Financial Deals Landscape 63
11.1 SANYO Electric Co., Ltd., Deals Volume Summary, 2004 to YTD 2010 63
11.2 SANYO Electric Co., Ltd., Deals Summary By Region, 2004 to YTD 2010 64
11.3 SANYO Electric Co., Ltd., Deals Summary, 2004 to YTD 2010 65
11.4 SANYO Electric Co., Ltd. Detailed Deal Summary 66
11.4.1 Rumored Deals 66
11.4.2 Acquisition 67
11.4.3 Equity Offerings 70
11.4.4 Partnerships 74
12 Recent Developments 86
12.1.1 May 13, 2010: SANYO Partners With Suzuki To Supply Lithium-Ion Battery Systems For PHVs 86
12.1.2 Mar 10, 2010: SANYO To Supply Lithium-Ion Battery System For Traffic Signals To Tokushima Prefectural Police 86
12.1.3 Nov 04, 2009: Sun Edison To Build Solar Panels At Oregon Convention Center 88
12.1.4 Aug 04, 2009: SANYO Partners With CCSE To Replace CCSE’s Traditional Dry Cell Batteries With NiMH eneloop Rechargeable Batteries 88
12.1.5 Jul 20, 2009: SolarGy To Build 500 kW PV System For Resorts World On Sentosa Island, Singapore 90
12.1.6 Jul 14, 2009: Praxair Electronics Receives Contract From SANYO Solar To Supply Gases For Solar Manufacturing Facility In Oregon 90
12.1.7 Oct 18, 2010: SANYO Completes Kasai Green Energy Park In Hyogo Prefecture, Japan 90
12.1.8 Aug 19, 2010: SANYO And Apollo Energy Install Solar System At Johnson & Johnson Medical Headquarters In Sydney, Australia 91
12.1.9 Jul 30, 2010: SANYO Completes New Factory For Li-Ion Batteries For Eco-friendly Vehicles 92
12.1.10 Jun 07, 2010: RSEnergy Announces Installation Of 250kWp Of Tracking Systems In Greece 92
12.1.11 Jun 04, 2010: SANYO And University Of California To Test Solar Power Generation System With Cloud Observation Cameras In US 93
12.1.12 Mar 30, 2010: SANYO To Install Megawatt-Level HIT PV Modules At Public Facilities In Awaji, Japan 93
12.1.13 Mar 16, 2010: SANYO Completes Installation Of Solar Parking Lots In Setagaya, Tokyo 93
12.1.14 Nov 17, 2009: SANYO Announces Its Production Strategy For HIT Solar Cell 94
12.1.15 Nov 14, 2009: SANYO To Increase Its Solar Panel Production Capacity By 90% In Europe 95
12.1.16 Nov 04, 2009: SANYO Energy Opens Solar Module Assembly Manufacturing Plant In Monterrey, Mexico 95
12.1.17 Nov 02, 2009: SANYO Starts Production Of Solar PV Products At Its Oregon Facility 96
12.1.18 Oct 20, 2009: SANYO Plans To Mass-Produce Lithium-Ion Cells For Plug-In Hybrid Vehicles From 2011 96
12.1.19 Aug 06, 2009: SANYO To Increase Output At Otsu Solar Battery Panel Factory In Shiga Prefecture, Japan 97
12.1.20 May 22, 2009: SANYO Achieves 23% Efficiency For HIT Solar PV Cells 97
12.1.21 Oct 15, 2008: SANYO Plans To Increase Production Of Solar Modules In Mexico 98
12.1.22 Sep 04, 2008: Hoku Realigns Its Polysilicon Capacity 99
12.1.23 Aug 05, 2008: SANYO Commences Operation Of The New Shiga Factory For Solar Module Production 100
12.1.24 Jan 17, 2007: SANYO’s Electrolyzed Water Technology Found To Inactivate Norovirus 100
12.1.25 Jan 16, 2007: SANYO To Rebuild Part Of Shiga Plant, Japan 102
12.1.26 Nov 02, 2010: SANYO Reports Net Sales Of JPY778.44 Billion For H1 Fiscal 2011 104
12.1.27 Aug 03, 2010: SANYO Reports Net Sales Of JPY387.39 Billion For Q1 Fiscal 2011 104
12.1.28 May 17, 2010: SANYO Reports Net Sales Of JPY1.59 Trillion For Fiscal 2010 105
12.1.29 Feb 04, 2010: SANYO Reports Net Sales Of JPY1,211.5 Billion For Nine Months Ended Fiscal 2010 105
12.1.30 Nov 04, 2009: SANYO Reports Net Sales Of JPY784 Billion For Six Months Ended Fiscal 2010 106
12.1.31 Jul 30, 2009: SANYO Reports Net Sales Of JPY361.3 Billion In Q1 Fiscal 2010 107
12.1.32 May 14, 2009: SANYO Reports Net Loss Of JPY93.2 Billion In Fiscal 2009 108
12.1.33 Feb 05, 2009: SANYO Reports Q3 Fiscal 2009 Results 109
12.1.34 Nov 05, 2008: SANYO Reports 1H Fiscal 2009 Results 110
12.1.35 Jun 15, 2010: SANYO To Increase Production Capacity For HIT 1 Solar Cell Modules At Nishikinohama Factory And Shiga Plant 111
12.1.36 Jun 10, 2010: SANYO To Expand Solar And Energy Solutions Business In Europe 111
12.1.37 Apr 21, 2010: Panasonic Considers To Build Solar Cell Factory In Japan 112
12.1.38 Mar 15, 2010: SANYO To Construct New Technical Facility At Japan's Tokushima Plant For Lithium-Ion Batteries 112
12.1.39 Mar 15, 2010: SANYO to construct new technical facility at its Tokushima Plant in Japan 113
12.1.40 Oct 29, 2009: SANYO To Enter Energy Solutions Business 113
12.1.41 Jun 23, 2009: Shimane SANYO To Start Up New HIT Solar Cell Production Line In Japan 115
12.1.42 Feb 10, 2009: SANYO Plans To Build New Solar Cell Plant In Japan 116
12.1.43 Jan 20, 2009: Nippon Oil To Start Sales Of Fuel Cell Systems 116
12.1.44 Oct 15, 2008: SANYO Commences Construction Of New Facility In Salem, Oregon 117
12.1.45 Sep 29, 2008: SANYO To Construct Solar Ingot And Wafer Manufacturing Plant In US 117
12.1.46 Aug 04, 2008: SANYO Aims To Increase Its Solar Cell Production Capacity To Four Gigawatts A Year By 2020 117
12.1.47 Mar 17, 2009: Japan To Increase Solar Cell Production To One Third By 2020 118
12.1.48 Oct 08, 2010: IKEA Selects SANYO HIT Technology For Its Three Stores In Greater Toronto, Canada 118
12.1.49 Jul 29, 2010: DuROCK Receives Ontario's First Micro-FIT Payment For PV Rooftop Installation 119
12.1.50 Jun 07, 2010: SANYO Launches New Air Purification Systems For Duct-type Air Conditioners 120
12.1.51 May 31, 2010: Panasonic To Launch HIT 215 Series Household Solar Power Generation Systems 120
12.1.52 May 26, 2010: SANYO To Supply HIT Solar Cell To Solar Power Plant In Italy 120
12.1.53 Jan 12, 2010: SANYO To Provide Solar Panels And Lithium-Ion Batteries For Mitsubishi's Factory 120
12.1.54 Jan 08, 2010: Panasonic To Invest JPY100 Billion To Expand Its Solar Cell Business 121
12.1.55 Dec 03, 2009: SANYO Canada And AVACOS Solar To Unveil Canada PV System In Woodbridge, US 122
12.1.56 Nov 24, 2009: Sanyo launches rechargeable hand warmers 122
12.1.57 Nov 13, 2009: SANYO To Mass Produce Its Lithium-Ion Battery Systems In March 2010 123
12.1.58 Nov 11, 2009: SANYO To Introduce New eneloop Stick Booster In Japan 123
12.1.59 Sep 23, 2009: SANYO Unveils Its eneloop Bike To US Bicycle Market At Interbike 2009 125
12.1.60 Aug 19, 2009: SANYO To Launch New Virus Washer Line For Washing Air With Power Of Water 127
12.1.61 Jul 30, 2009: SANYO Board Members Kentaro Yamagishi And Ankur Sahu Resign 130
12.1.62 Jul 17, 2009: Sanyo Launches Five New Models Of Low-Loss Bipolar Transistor ECH Series 130
12.1.63 Jun 30, 2009: SANYO Introduces New Rechargeable Interior Light, Eneloop Lamp 131
12.1.64 Jun 24, 2009: Dow Corning And Other Solar Energy Companies Call For Policies To Promote Solar Energy In US 133
12.1.65 Jun 23, 2009: SANYO To Invest JPY7.9 Billion To Increase Solar Cell Capacity 134
12.1.66 May 28, 2009: Sanyo Develops 8-Bit Flash Microcontroller, LC87FA308A For Low Power Consumption 134
12.1.67 May 28, 2009: Sanyo Develops Dual Port EEPROM For Storing (EDID) Of HDMI Terminals 135
12.1.68 May 20, 2009: SANYO To Launch HIT Double Solar Panel In Europe 135
12.1.69 Feb 23, 2009: Sanyo Launches Ultra-low Power USB Host Flash Microcontroller LC87F1L16A 136
12.1.70 Jan 22, 2009: Sanyo Develops IGBT For Xenon Flash Applications 136
12.1.71 Dec 19, 2008: Sanyo Develops Ultra-Small And Thin EEPROM 137
12.1.72 Dec 01, 2008: SANYO Introduces New Electric Hybrid Bicycle, Eneloop Bike 137
12.1.73 Nov 20, 2008: Sanyo Develops Hybrid ICs STK282-100-E Series For Class D Amplifiers 140
12.1.74 Oct 27, 2008: Sanyo Develops SPI NOR Serial Flash Memory LE25FU106B/206/406B Series 140
12.1.75 Oct 27, 2008: Sanyo Develops Microcontroller LC87F7932B To Reducte Power Consumption Of Electronic Equipment 140
12.1.76 Oct 01, 2008: SANYO Launches HIT Power Solar Panels 141
13 Appendix 142
13.1 Methodology 142
13.1.1 Coverage 142
13.1.2 Secondary Research 142
13.1.3 Primary Research 143
13.1.4 Expert Panel Validation 143
13.2 Contact Us 143
13.3 Disclaimer 144