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Wednesday 13 December 2017
GET sets NT$15.21 per share for private placement
Solar wafer maker Green Energy Technology (GET) has set a price of NT$15.21 (US$0.51) per unit for 39.447 million new shares to be issued to raise about NT$600 million through private...
Wednesday 6 December 2017
Mono-Si, poly-Si solar wafer price gap narrows to US$0.10
The gap between quotes by China-based makers for solar mono-Si and poly-Si wafers shrank from over US$0.15 in October 2017 to US$0.14-0.15 in early November and further to US$0.10...
Friday 1 December 2017
Breakthrough in MCCE process to enhance competitiveness of DW-sliced poly-Si wafers
A breakthrough in MCCE (metal-catalyzed chemical etching) technology used in the production of diamond wire (DW)-sliced poly-Si wafers has enhanced significantly the competitiveness...
Monday 20 November 2017
China PV makers seek narrower price gap between mono-Si, poly-Si wafers
Prices for solar mono-Si wafer should be higher than poly-Si ones by CNY0.4-0.5 (US$0.06-0.08), China-based solar cell and PV module makers have said, countering remarks Xi'an LONGi...
Friday 3 November 2017
Xi'an LONGi lowers solar mono-Si wafer price
Solar mono-Si wafer maker Xi'an LONGi Silicon Materials has lowered prices for its wafers by 6.7% from CNY6.00 (US$0.91) to CNY5.60 in the China market, according to media reports.
Wednesday 30 August 2017
China makers to hike September contract prices for solar mono-Si wafers
China-based solar mono-Si wafer makers will raise supply contract prices in September by 2-3% from the current level, according to industry sources.
Tuesday 22 August 2017
Taiwan reliance on diamond wire-sliced solar wafers to surge in 4Q17
As China-based poly-Si wafer makers are fast replacing slurry slicing with diamond wire slicing to reduce production cost, Taiwan-based solar cell makers have been compelled to adopt...
Wednesday 26 July 2017
Taiwan solar cell makers lag in using diamond wire-sliced solar-grade polycrystalline wafers
While China-based solar-grade polycrystalline silicon wafer makers are speeding up replacement of slurry slicing ingots with diamond wire slicing to reduce production costs, and the...
Thursday 20 July 2017
Zhonghuan Semiconductor lowers prices for mono-Si solar wafers
The second largest China-based solar-grade monocrystalline silicon wafer maker Zhonghuan Semiconductor has decreased quotes for a wafer with 190-micron) thickness to CNY5.90 (US$0.87)...
Thursday 22 June 2017
First-tier China makers offer 3-year supply contracts for mono-Si solar wafers
First-tier China-based makers of mono-Si solar wafers, anticipating continued strong demand and short supply, have offered 3-year supply contracts for Taiwan-based solar cell makers,...
Friday 16 June 2017
China makers lower prices for solar-grade monocrystalline wafers
Leading China-based makers have lowered prices for solar-grade monocrystalline silicon wafers by US$0.026 to US$0.76 for models with thickness of 180-micron and by US$0.02 to US$0.78...
Monday 5 June 2017
Taiwan solar-grade silicon wafer makers decrease domestic supply
Taiwan-based solar-grade crystalline silicon wafer makers, which are unable to compete with China-based makers due to high slurry-based slicing costs, have increased exports of solar-grade...
Thursday 4 May 2017
Short supply of mono-Si solar wafers may remain until 3Q18
The ongoing shortage of global supply of mono-Si solar wafers is likely to remain until third-quarter 2018, according to China-based makers of such wafers.
Friday 14 April 2017
China solar-grade crystalline wafer makers mull extension to semiconductor-grade wafers
Viewing that semiconductor-grade silicon wafers have been in short supply and consequently prices have risen significantly, some China-based solar-grade crystalline silicon wafer...
Thursday 13 April 2017
Zhonghuan Semiconductor lowers mono-Si solar wafer price
Zhonghuan Semiconductor, the second largest China-based maker of solar-grade monocrystalline silicon wafers, has lowered quotes by US$0.02 per wafer, according to China-based media...