Swiss silicon thin-film firm, Pramac has been forced to file for insolvency after shareholders rejected management proposals over restructuring the company after posting losses (net) of over €94 million in 2011.

• Another thin-film PV company is out of PV business
• Amorphous silicon and micromorph silicon thin-film PV module  manufacturers struggle with the limited efficiency of these technologies.

The diversified firm had been a customer of Oerlikon Solar since 2008. Pramac had a 30MW end-to-end turnkey line using Oerlikon’s ‘Micromorph'  technology.

Oerlikon Solar was recently sold to Tokyo Election.