On the morning of June 10, Trina Solar Co., Ltd. became the first Chinese PV product, PV system and smart energy company to trade on the Shanghai Stock Exchange Science and Technology Innovation Board (Trina Solar; code: 688599), also known as the STAR Market.

Qi Jiabin, secretary of CPC Changzhou Municipal Committee, and Gao Jifan, chairman and general manager of Trina Solar, together stroke the gong at the Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE).

Qi Jiabin said in his speech that he hopes Trina Solar will carry forward the entrepreneurial spirit to face the challenge of changing times and make progress through practical innovation. He also hopes the company will remain dedicated to its main business sector and keep improving its core competitiveness, so as to pay back to investors, customers and society with outstanding performance. The governments in Changzhou will provide thoughtful and timely service for high-quality enterprises to realize leap-forward development with the capital market instruments.

Founded in 1997, for more than 20 years Trina Solar has made great strides in the photovoltaic industry by focusing on innovation, branding, globalization and digitalization. This has enabled the company to gradually become the world’s leading provider of PV and smart energy solutions. This time, Trina Solar announced the launch of an IPO at a price of 8.16 yuan per share, raising funds of 2.5 billion.

City leaders Zhou Bin, Fang Guoqiang and Liang Yibo attended the event.