The company said the expected drop in Q4 margins reflects reduced factory loadings to reduce inventory.

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And increased factory automation would reduce the primary attraction of outsourcing to China.

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The Chinese solar company said Thursday night it will eliminate two of the three production shifts and reduce its workforce at the factory by about 50, or half of the employees there.

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