Tag Archives: polysilicon
Solar Polysilicon Capacity Expansion Slows Significantly
Polysilicon capacity has almost grown by 10x in the last 5-6 years as massive demand growth from solar panels made suppliers add capacity without thinking about future sustainability. OCI and GCL Poly which had no polysilicon capacity till 4-5 years ago added almost a hundred thousands tons of polysilicon capacity to become the top 2 [...]
Which Chinese Solar Companies Will Survive the Industry Shakeout?
With the suspension of China’s first-ever polysilicon production line (built by Dongfang Electric in Sichuan province), China’s polysilicon industry is facing its biggest challenge since its founding, with 80 percent of manufacturers now closing operations. Of over 40 poly manufacturers in China, only six or seven are still in operation due to the plunging price [...]
$0.70/W PV Coming in 2012
GTM Research publishes the Polysilicon 2012-2016: Supply, Demand & Implications for the Global PV Industry report, a comprehensive analysis on global polysilicon markets, including the technologies, business strategies and economic roadmap for the industry. To learn more, click here. In 2011, the solar industry saw global oversupply drive PV prices to record lows, with crystalline silicon (c-Si) module [...]
Polysilicon Prices Accelerate To The Downside
In a further sign of the continue supply-demand imbalance in the solar sector, weekly data from Bloomberg New Energy Finance suggests that the spot price of polysilicon, the raw material used in most solar panels, accelerated to the downside last week, falling at the fastest pace since June. Prices of solar wafers and cells also continued their [...]
Tracking Module Shipments and the Effects of Rising Polysilicon Prices
In this month’s issue of PV News, the expert analysts at GTM Research dive into global module shipments.With a continuing boom in Germany, and rapidly developing markets inOntario, Canada, and the Czech Republic, the feature article is “ModuleShipment Trends: Whose Products Go Where?” Selling large volumes ofproduct into a new market is no small task, [...]
LDK Solar Commissions Second Polysilicon Train At Mahong Plant $LDK
LDK Solar Co. Ltd. says its second 5,000 metric ton (MT) polysilicon train has completedthe commissioning process and commenced commercial production. This second train, located at the 15,000 MT Mahong Polysilicon Plant inXinyu City, China, is expected to reach its designed annualized capacity within three to six months. This achievement should assist LDK Solar’spolysilicon facilities [...]
Frbiz analyzes polysilicon market
Frbiz.com, one of China’s leading B2B search platforms, analyzes the polysilicon market. In the second half of the year, the international price of polysiliconrose sharply. A number of listed companies have benefited from the risein price. As downstream solar cell component demands soar, polysiliconmaterial and products are in short supply. Prices have continued torise. According [...]
Dubai solar polysilicon plant to complement UAE’s existing solar activities
MBM Holdings has announced the formation of MBM Solar Holding Inc.,which will build a 2500MT/a solar-grade polysilicon plant in the UAE.The planned polysilicon plant will have a total capacity of 2,500 tonsper annum of high quality solar-grade polysilicon product and isexpected to start production in early 2012. The project is being sponsored by MBM Holdings [...]