Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Longi Silicon Materials


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The result was keep. 78.26 (spin me / revolutions) 17:18, 8 March 2018 (UTC)

Longi Silicon Materials
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 * SpinningSpark 21:26, 28 February 2018 (UTC)
 * SpinningSpark 21:26, 28 February 2018 (UTC)

Subject fails WP:NCORP and WP:GNG. Most of the coverage I could find is either ROUTINE (this, this, this, or this) or not enough to pass GNG (this and this). pv-tech.org, which this article relies upon, claims to be a trade journal but I couldn't find independent description of it as a source. Chris Troutman ( talk ) 16:33, 28 February 2018 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Companies-related deletion discussions.  Chris Troutman  ( talk ) 16:36, 28 February 2018 (UTC)
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 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of China-related deletion discussions.  Chris Troutman  ( talk ) 16:36, 28 February 2018 (UTC)

I looked at other articles about PV and found that PVTech is used as a reliable source in numerous other Wikipedia article about PV. But I then listed the other online sources of news that those articles had cited and searched them for news of LONGi. I found a very large amount of news about LONGi in those other sources. Rather than deletion, perhaps the article should be improved by enhancing the depth and number of citations from an array of different sources. MaynardClark (talk) 16:40, 28 February 2018 (UTC) According to internal and external sources, LONGi has set certified world records in PERC efficiency three times - within only five months (October 2017-February 2018). MaynardClark (talk) 16:40, 28 February 2018 (UTC) I have added several RECENT references about LONGi's record of rapid achievements in PV innovation. There is plenty of news from 2015 across the array of professional secvtor media related to PV R&S and manufacturing.MaynardClark (talk) 19:01, 28 February 2018 (UTC) I have noted that LONGi has factories in at least three nations (China, India , and Malaysia). This needs to be researched further; LONGi may have production facilities in more nations. I don't (yet) know about how how they handle energy source issues and waste stream management inside their factories. MaynardClark (talk) 19:01, 28 February 2018 (UTC)
 * Sourcing news of LONGi:
 * Notability of LONGi:
 * Addressing contentions about Xi'an LONGi Silicon Materials:
 * LONGi's multi-national production:


 * Keep. Plenty of evidence of notability;
 * Covered by Bloomberg, Financial Times Markets Data, and Reuters. While this is routine data and news, it is detailed and these companies don't cover just anybody. You won't find your local solar power installer listed there.
 * Longi is listed on the Shanghai stock exchange Bloomberg
 * Longi Silicon and Zhonghuan Semiconductor announce new expansions with over 10GW of new capacity planned lengthy article in PV Magazine
 * ET Solar, LONGi join to create global mono-crystalline solar panel brand lengthy article in Solar Power World
 * ET Solar And LONGi Silicon Team Up On Mono Modules article in Solar Industry magazine
 * Chinese firm Xi’an LONGi to set up ₹1,600-cr solar module, cell manufacturing plant in AP article in The Hindu Business Line. Incidentally showing the international interest in this company.
 * Longi Green Energy is mulling to open manufactory in USA, Bloomberg article in Photon.info
 * SpinningSpark</b> 22:15, 28 February 2018 (UTC)
 * Yes, but this information should be incorporated into the article itself (I think). MaynardClark (talk) 22:21, 28 February 2018 (UTC)
 * Yes, they should, and maybe you'd like to WP:DOIT, but we don't delete articles just because they're not finished. ~Kvng (talk) 17:34, 5 March 2018 (UTC)
 * For the avoidance of doubt, MaynardClark is arguing to keep the article despite not giving a bolded recommendation. <b style="background:#FAFAD2;color:#C08000">Spinning</b><b style="color:#4840A0">Spark</b> 08:33, 7 March 2018 (UTC)


 * Keep - Notability clearly established based on sources listed by . ~Kvng (talk) 17:34, 5 March 2018 (UTC)
 * Keep - for all the reasons listed above. This article should be finished or enhanced, but some of us may find time in our current schedules for developing it further at this time. MaynardClark (talk) 15:33, 8 March 2018 (UTC)


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