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Yingli Green Energy Holding Co., once the world’s biggest solar-panel manufacturer, has been delisted from the New York Stock Exchange as its value has plummeted.
Trading was suspended after the exchange told Yingli it failed to maintain an average market capitalisation of at least $50 million for 30 consecutive trading days, the Baoding, China-based company said in a statement. Yingli, which has a market value of about $26 million, won’t appeal the decision. The company said it expects its American depositary receipts to begin trading over the counter July 2.
Yingli has been unraveling for years. The company, which hasn’t posted an annual profit since 2010, was part of a wave of Chinese manufacturers that flooded the market with low-cost equipment, borrowing aggressively to expand factories. Its market value peaked in 2007 at almost $5bn, but it amassed debt as the falling price of solar panels squeezed revenue.