REC Silicon to produce semiconductor-grade polysilicon using FBR

Oct 17, 11:48

REC Silicon, the US subsidiary of Norway-based solar firm REC, held a product launch in Taipei on October 16, 2012. The firm introduced the polysilicon product made by silane, Siemens,...

No end in sight for polysilicon oversupply, says Solarbuzz

Oct 2, 10:59

Despite the fact that most leading polysilicon producers have been operating at a loss, polysilicon capacity is expected to grow 22% in 2012 and a further 18% in 2013, according to...

GCL-Poly chairman refutes rumor about month suspension

Sep 17, 10:28

Zhu Gong Shan, executive director, chairman and CEO of China-based solar firm GCL-Poly, has refuted rumors of shutting down company operations for a month starting on September 20...

Commentary: Large-size polysilicon firms in China hope for return to market forces after anti-dumping probes

Aug 29, 15:07

The China government is currently running anti-dumping and anti-subsidy investigations against US- and South Korea-based polysilicon firms hoping for large-size domestic firms to...

China may announce polysilicon anti-dumping investigation results at the end of September

Aug 29, 01:50

The results of China's anti-dumping and anti-subsidy investigation against US- and South Korea-based polysilicon firms are likely to be announced at the end of September, according...

ReneSola reports positive 2Q12 gross margin

Aug 28, 14:40

ReneSola, a China-based vertically integrated solar firm, has announced its financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2012.

China polysilicon firms urge government to conduct anti-dumping investigation against Europe peers

Aug 20, 11:59

China-based polysilicon firms have reportedly filed a request with China's Ministry of Commerce hoping the government will begin an anti-dumping and anti-subsidy investigation against...

Spot polysilicon prices drop to US$18-21/kg

Aug 17, 14:39

The spot price of polysilicon has been falling to US$18-21/kg recently, down 5-10% from US$20-22/kg available in July, due in part to reduced subsidies in Germany, according to industry...

China polysilicon price static as firms wait for government to announce anti-dumping investigation details

Aug 1, 01:15

Despite the possibility of anti-dumping investigations taken up by the China government against US- and South Korea-based firms, the price of polysilicon in China has remained static...

Commentary: China solar firms sandwiched between growing costs and shrinking market

Jul 23, 14:40

China-based solar firms have become a target for Europe- and US-based solar firms that are on the brink of bankruptcies. To protect the domestic solar industry, countries have been...

Anti-dumping investigations on US- and South Korea-based polysilicon firms begin, says China's Ministry of Commerce

Jul 23, 10:54

China's Ministry of Commerce announced on July 20 it will begin anti-dumping and anti-subsidy investigations against polysilicon imports from the US. The ministry also initiated an...

China government faces dilemma over polysilicon anti-dumping investigations

Jul 20, 16:06

China government has accepted complaints of polysilicon dumping made by its solar firms against US- and South Korea-based competitors and may start anti-dumping investigations, according...

LDK reports 1Q12 financial performance with write-down of US$91.1 million

Jun 27, 15:55

LDK Solar (LDK), a China-based vertically integrated solar firm, has reported its unaudited financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2012.

Crystalline solar module profits fall to single digits, says IMS Research

Jun 27, 14:57

Average gross profits of crystalline solar module manufacturers fell to just US$0.09/watt in the first quarter of 2012, putting huge pressure on suppliers according to IMS Research...

Polysilicon price in China to stabilize at US$25/kg once government begins anti-dumping investigation

Jun 22, 11:42

The price of polysilicon in China will stabilize at US$25/kg if the government starts anti-dumping and anti-subsidy probes into US- and South Korea-based firms, said industry sourc...

Digitimes Research: US PV inverter sector thrives

May 31, 11:49

Compared to the solar supply chain in other countries, the US solar industry has been thriving in sectors such as polysilicon, thin-film solar products and PV inverters.

Polysilicon firms face survival tests

May 30, 14:07

The price of polysilicon has been falling significantly since 2011. The current spot price is around US$20-22/kg. Many Taiwan-based firms such as Motech, and AU Optronics (AUO) have...

Motech shuts down polysilicon subsidiary

May 29, 15:30

Motech announced on May 29 a production suspension at its polysilicon subsidiary, AE Polysilicon (AEP). Motech indicated that employees at AEP will be laid off and assets will be...

Many China-based solar firms facing financial troubles

May 29, 15:21

As many China-based makers of polysilicon, solar wafers and cells have faced financial difficulties, a financial crisis may lead to some of them following the case of LDK Solar, according...

Solar polysilicon pricing plunges as buyers flock to the spot market, says IHS

May 14, 12:26

With no sign that the oversupply of solar polysilicon is ending, buyers are shifting their purchasing activity to the bargain-basement spot market, contributing to a sharp 11% drop...