Under the terms of the agreement, LDK Solar will deliver approximately 440MW of multicrystalline silicon solar wafers to Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) over a seven-year period, commencing in 2009 and extending through 2015.

HHI will make a down payment representing a portion of the contract value to LDK Solar.

Xiaofeng Peng, chairman and CEO of LDK Solar, said: We are pleased to have entered into an additional agreement with HHI and build upon our partnership. We continue to support HHI as it expands its presence in the solar markets.