Thursday, June 25, 2009

Trina Solar Secures $57 Million Credit Facilities

CHANGZHOU, China, June 25 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ -- Trina Solar Limited (NYSE: TSL) ("Trina Solar" or the "Company"), a leading integrated manufacturer of solar photovoltaic products from the production of ingots, wafers and cells to the assembly of PV modules, today announced it has secured from Standard Chartered Bank (China) Limited new credit facilities totaling approximately $57 million, consisting of trade financing and defensive hedging products. The facilities are aimed to provide financial support to Trina Solar's raw material procurement and product sales while helping Trina Solar to mitigate foreign exchange risks associated with market volatilities.

"The credit facilities offer us greater flexibility to strengthen our cash flow position to further enhance our capital resources", said Terry Wang, Trina Solar's Chief Financial Officer. "We are very pleased to work with Standard Chartered, a well-known international bank with extensive experience and presence in China. Our strategic collaboration with Standard Chartered confirms Trina Solar's financial strength and ability to secure funding in a challenging economic environment."

The Company's total credit facilities stand currently at approximately $520 million, up from $460 million as previously announced. The new credit facilities are part of the Company's on-going strategy to optimize its long- term capital structure.

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