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JA Solar Holdings

Logo: JA Solar Technology Co., Ltd., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons4

Chinese solar energy company

JA Solar Holdings Co., Ltd. is a solar development company founded in Yangpu district, Shanghai. They design, develop, manufacture and sell solar cell and solar module products and are based in the People’s Republic of China. The company is also engaged in the manufacturing and sales of monocrystalline and multicrystalline solar cells.3 Its shares trade on NASDAQ under the symbol JASO.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

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Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

2005Founded1

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  • TickerJASO on NASDAQ1
  • IndustrySemiconductors & Related Devices1
  • HeadquartersShanghai1
  • Websitewww.jasolar.com
  • Incorporated inCayman Islands5
  • Business address7/F, 36 Jiang Chang San Road, Zhabei, Shanghai, F4 2004365
  • Filer categoryAccelerated filer5

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JA Solar Holdings Co., Ltd. is a solar development company founded in Yangpu district, Shanghai. They design, develop, manufacture and sell solar cell and solar module products and are based in the People’s Republic of China. The company is also engaged in the manufacturing and sales of monocrystalline and multicrystalline solar cells. It sells its products primarily through a team of sales and marketing personnel to solar module manufacturers, who assemble and integrate its solar cells into modules and systems that convert sunlight into electricity. It also manufactures a variety of standard and specialty solar modules. JA Solar Holdings sells its products to customers in 178 countries and regions, including Germany, Italy, Sweden, Spain, South Korea, and the United States. The company was founded in 2005 and is based in Beijing, in the People’s Republic of China. In December 2009 investors began to notice the growing market share of JA Solar which was fueled by a large subsidy from the Chinese government.3

What it owns

What JA Solar Holdings reports owning in its annual reports to the SEC: buildings, land and equipment, real estate and locations, investments, intangible assets and inventory, at the end of its latest fiscal year and a year before.

Property and equipment

ItemLatestA year beforeChange
Construction in progress1.5B CNY6 Dec 31, 2017656.8M CNY6 Dec 31, 2016+126.2%
Property and equipment, before depreciation9.3B CNY6 Dec 31, 20178.3B CNY6 Dec 31, 2016+11.6%
Accumulated depreciation4.3B CNY6 Dec 31, 20173.8B CNY6 Dec 31, 2016+12.7%
Property and equipment, net6.5B CNY6 Dec 31, 20175.2B CNY6 Dec 31, 2016+25.3%

Investments

ItemLatestA year beforeChange
Cash and cash equivalents1.5B CNY6 Dec 31, 20172.6B CNY6 Dec 31, 2016−42.7%

Intangibles and goodwill

ItemLatestA year beforeChange
Finite-lived intangibles, gross42.5M CNY6 Dec 31, 201741.2M CNY6 Dec 31, 2016+3.2%
Accumulated amortization32.3M CNY6 Dec 31, 201729.5M CNY6 Dec 31, 2016+9.6%
Finite-lived intangibles, net10.2M CNY6 Dec 31, 201711.7M CNY6 Dec 31, 2016−13.0%

Inventory

ItemLatestA year beforeChange
Inventory, total3.5B CNY6 Dec 31, 20172.5B CNY6 Dec 31, 2016+41.5%
Raw materials1.4B CNY6 Dec 31, 2017941.1M CNY6 Dec 31, 2016+50.5%
Work in process203.7M CNY6 Dec 31, 201794.2M CNY6 Dec 31, 2016+116.3%
Finished goods1.9B CNY6 Dec 31, 20171.4B CNY6 Dec 31, 2016+30.6%

Products and brands

  • photovoltaics

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Timeline

  1. Feb 7, 2007Went public Listed on NASDAQ1
  2. 2005Founded Founded1

SEC filer profile

How JA Solar Holdings is registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission, from its EDGAR record and the cover page of its latest annual report.

  • Name on EDGARJA Solar Holdings Co., Ltd.2
  • CIK0001385598
  • Filer statusAccelerated filer2
  • Incorporated inCayman Islands2
  • Fiscal year endsDecember 312
  • Industry code (SIC)3674 Semiconductors & Related Devices2
  • Business address7/F, 36 Jiang Chang San Road, Zhabei, Shanghai, F4 2004362
  • Phone(86-21) 6095-58882
  • Shares outstanding237,926,352 as of Dec 31, 20176
  • On EDGAR sinceJan 16, 20072
  • Filings333 in all: 6-K (217), SC 13G/A (15), 20-F (12), SC 13G (11), CORRESP (10), UPLOAD (9), SC 13D/A (7), 20-F/A (6)2
    All 32 form types

    424B5 (5), CT ORDER (5), EFFECT (5), F-1/A (3), SC 13E3/A (3), 424B3 (2), 424B4 (2), F-1 (2), F-3 (2), FWP (2), S-8 (2), 15-12B (1), 25-NSE (1), 6-K/A (1), 8-A12B (1), 8-A12B/A (1), CERTNAS (1), F-3/A (1), F-3ASR (1), F-3MEF (1), F-6 (1), SC 13D (1), SC 13E3 (1), SD (1)

  • Latest filingsAnnual report (20-F) Apr 30, 2018

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