Yingli Green Energy

The China CleanTech Index recorded a 12.2% loss in July 2015 underperforming three its global benchmarks. The losses have been driven by the steep plunge across the board on the Shanghai Stock Exchange.

With over 160 companies falling under the coverage of the Index and with a combined market capitalisation of over 2.2 trillion Renminbi (US$370 billion), the China CleanTech Index presents a picture of the Chinese cleantech industry's growth in a single measure.

The best performing sub-indices for the month were the China Efficiency Index with a 28.9% gain and the China Waste Index with a 19.8% gain. The two weakest sub-indices through May were the China Solar Index with 24.2% loss on the back of the issues at Hanergy and the China Hydro Index with a 5.7% loss.

The China CleanTech Index rose from 52.70 to 53.27 over the month of January recording a 1.1% gain. This compared to the NEX loss of 1.5%, the CTIUS loss of 3.3%, the Shanghai Composite loss of 0.7% and the MSCI loss of 1.9%.

The best performing sub-indices for the month were the China Hydro Index with a 6.5% gain and the China Wind Index with an 4.6% gain. The two weakest sub-indices through October were the China Environment Index and the China Waste Index that both recorded losses of 2.5%.

The China CleanTech Index rose from 46.8 to 47.8 over the month of September recording a 2.0% gain. This compared to the NEX loss of 6.6%, the CTIUS loss of 6.9%, the Shanghai Composite gain of 6.6% and the MSCI loss of 2.9%. The China CleanTech 20 recorded a 1.9% loss.

The China CleanTech Index fell from 44.68 to 42.14 over the month of April recording a 5.6% loss. This compared to the NEX loss of 3.7%, the CTIUS loss of 2.3%, the Shanghai Composite loss of 0.4% and the MSCI gain of 0.8%.

The China CleanTech Index underperformed all of its four benchmarks for the month of March 2014 and recorded a loss of 4.5%. The China CleanTech Index fell from 46.8 to 44.7 over the month of March recording a 4.5% loss. This compared to the NEX loss of 2.5%, the CTIUS loss of 0.9%, the Shanghai Composite loss of 1.1% and the MSCI loss of 0.1%. The China CleanTech 20 fared worse with a loss of 5.7%.

The China CleanTech Index underperformed all of its four benchmarks for the month of March 2014 and recorded a loss of 4.5%. The China CleanTech Index fell from 46.8 to 44.7 over the month of March recording a 4.5% loss. This compared to the NEX loss of 2.5%, the CTIUS loss of 0.9%, the Shanghai Composite loss of 1.1% and the MSCI loss of 0.1%. The China CleanTech 20 fared worse with a loss of 5.7%.

The China CleanTech Index rose from 42.56 to 45.34 over the month of November recording a 6.5% gain. This compared to the static NEX, the CTIUS gain of 2.4%, the Shanghai Composite gain of 3.7% and the MSCI gain of 1.6%.