Compared with the spot price of other solar products, the price of polysilicon in Greater China this week showed the largest decrease from last week's US$47/kg to US$43/kg, an 8.5%...
LDK Solar, a China-based vertically integrated manufacturer of photovoltaic (PV) products, has announced the mechanical completion of its third 5,000MT polysilicon train at its Mahong...
As oversupply concerns and continuous price drops cloud over the solar market, some firms believe the time for grid parity will arrive soon. However, the market condition before the...
Continued solar module overproduction will lead to sustained price pressure across global photovoltaic (PV) markets, already reeling from factory gate prices now down 33% on-year,...
The solar market has been expecting the price of polysilicon to decrease in the fourth quarter. Industry sources pointed out that if the price of polysilicon falls to US$35/kg, many...
Hanwha SolarOne, a vertically integrated manufacturer of silicon ingots, wafers and photovoltaic cells and modules in China, announced it has obtained a five-year loan for US$100...
Price negotiations for the fourth quarter between upstream and downstream solar firms are ongoing. Prices across the supply chain continue to decrease. However, the most important...
Pricing for 6-inch polysilicon solar wafers will be quoted at US$1.60/unit in the fourth quarter of 2011, down from US$1.80-1.85 in the third quarter, according to industry sources...
Falling product prices have been causing solar wafer and cell firms to face shrinking gross margins and possible losses. While upstream polysilicon prices have been relatively rigid,...
Some small- and medium-size solar cell makers reportedly have further lowered capacity utilization rates or are on the verge of suspending production after prices dropped faster than...
The spot price of polysilicon in the Greater China region remained steady at US$49.5/kg this week. However, the spot price of 125 monocrystalline (125 Mono) wafers dropped to US$1.25/pc,...
Solar cell maker Gintech Energy has reportedly obtained orders from Europe following its participation in the 2011 European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition (EU...
The changes in government incentives and oversupply in the market have been causing the solar industry to experience rough times, according to Martin Kuo, chairman of Taiwan-based...
The solar product supply chain is bracing for another wave of price cuts. The current spot price of polysilicon is around US$48-49/kg, but buyers' anticipation that the price will...
Solar spot pricing remained flat in the Greater China market this week, with the price of polysilicon dropping slightly to US$49.50/kg. The price of solar wafers also showed a slight...
