Solar-grade wafer makers are looking to increase quotes for 6-inch wafers in the spot market from US$3.80 currently to US$4, which represents a more than 30% increase over the past...
China-based polycrystalline silicon (poly-Si) suppliers, especially those with downstream operations in wafer, cell and module production, are procuring poly-Si from the spot market...
Motech Industry subsidiary AE Polysilicon (AEP) has successfully completed test production of poly-Si using fluidized bed reactors (FBR), according to Motech chairman Simon Tsuo.
Polycrystalline silicon (poly-Si) spot price has increased to US$55/kg compared with US$50-55/kg seen in the first quarter, and prices for some express orders have risen to US$56-57,...
The mainstream capacity for furnaces to produce solar-grade (mono or poly) crystalline silicon ingots, shifted from 270kg to 450kg in 2009, and now some equipment makers are developing...
In the spot market, international suppliers' quotes for polycrystalline silicon (poly-Si) have dropped by US$2-3/kg from late October 2009 to slightly above US$55/kg currently, according...
LDK Solar recently announced that it has entered into an agreement to sell a 15% ownership stake in its 15,000 metric ton (MT) annualized capacity polysilicon plant in Xinyu City,...
The global PV products supply chain is expected to see oversupply pressure during 2009-2013, despite the apparent rebound in global demand, according to Sunil Gupta, managing director...
Leveraging its low-cost thin-film process, US-based First Solar is expected to surpass its crystalline competitors to become the world's largest producer of photovoltaic (PV) cells...
Taiwan-based solar cell maker E-Ton Solar Tech is confident of turning its operation from a net loss of NT$734 million (US$22.3 million) for the first half of 2009 to profitability...
Spot market prices for solar-grade 6-inch poly-Si wafers have recently risen by 8.8-9.4% from US$3.2-3.4 per wafer to US$3.5-3.7, according to industry sources in Taiwan.
LDK Solar, Zhejiang Yuhui Solar Energy Source and fellow suppliers of solar-grade crystalline silicon wafers in China are negotiating adjustments in supply contracts with China- and...
International spot quotes for upgraded metallurgical-grade (UMG) silicon, which has been considered to be a candidate to replace solar-grade polycrystalline silicon (poly-Si), have...
