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Friday 3 April 2009
Semiconductor market decline impacting solar spot market prices, poly-Si falls below US$100/kg
Spot market quotes for polycrystalline silicon (poly-Si) have dropped by 17-20% from US$120-125/kg in early March 2009 to below US$100/kg currently, while solar-grade 6-inch poly-Si...
Thursday 2 April 2009
Taiwan thin-film PV module makers not to install equipment in 2H09
Taiwan-based makers of thin-film photovoltaic (PV) modules, viewing that continued price drops of polycrystalline silicon (poly-Si) will squeeze the room for their business development,...
Thursday 26 March 2009
China-based Jiangsu Zhongneng aims to double poly-Si capacity in 2009
Jiangsu Zhongneng Polysilicon Technology Development, a China-based producer of polycrystalline silicon (poly-Si) located in Xuzhou, eastern China, plans to expand its annual production...
Thursday 19 March 2009
Taiwan government to beef up development of solar energy and LED industries
Taiwan's Executive Yuan has proposed a 5-year budget of NT$30 billion (US$8.8 billion) specifically for financially sponsoring renewable energy R&D projects, with a focus on the...
Wednesday 18 March 2009
Spot market prices of poly-Si may fall to US$25/kg, say China makers
Spot market prices for solar-grade polycrystalline silicon may drop from about US$100-130/kg currently to US$25/kg eventually, according to China-based solar cell makers attending...
Wednesday 18 March 2009
Poly-Si sold at spot price of US$100/kg in small volumes
Some spot market transactions for polycrystalline silicon (poly-Si) have traded at as low as US$100/kg this month. But the volume involved in each of these transactions has been small...
Friday 13 March 2009
China solar-grade 6-inch poly-Si wafer price drops below US$5
China-based makers of solar-grade 6-inch poly-Si wafers have recently adopted an aggressive strategy in order to clear out their inventories, pushing the spot price of 6-inch wafers...
Tuesday 10 March 2009
Four China poly-Si makers to play key role in domestic market, sources say
Four China-based producers of solar-grade polycrystalline silicon (poly-Si) are expected to become market leaders in the domestic market, judging from their product quality and their...
Monday 9 March 2009
Taiwan Polysilicon to volume produce poly-Si in April 2010, paper says
Taiwan Polysilicon, a producer of solar-grade polycrystalline silicon (poly-Si), is constructing a factory in southern Taiwan, with completion scheduled for the end of 2009. Volume...
Thursday 5 March 2009
Spot market prices of poly-Si expected to fall to US$100/kg in mid-March
Spot market prices for solar-grade polycrystalline silicon (poly-Si) are expected to drop from US$120-125/kg currently to as low as US$100/kg in the middle of March 2009, according...
Wednesday 4 March 2009
Poly-Si wafer maker GET to deal out dividend of NT$7 per share for 2008
Taiwan-based solar-grade poly-Si wafer maker Green Energy Technology (GET) will distribute a dividend per share of NT$7 (US$0.2), NT$5 in cash and NT$2 in stocks, for its 2008 oper...
Tuesday 24 February 2009
UMG silicon prices halved to US$50/kg
International quotes for upgraded metallurgical-grade (UMG) silicon, a substitute material for solar-grade polycrystalline silicon (poly-Si), have fallen from the highest level of...
Friday 13 February 2009
CF maker Sintek to start shipping PV modules
Sintek Photronic, a Taiwan-based color filter (CF) maker, has stepped into production of polycrystalline silicon (poly-Si) photovoltaic (PV) modules and will begin shipments later...
Monday 9 February 2009
Spot price of solar-grade 6-inch poly-Si wafers falls
Spot market prices for solar-grade 6-inch polycrystalline silicon (poly-Si) wafers have dropped from US$6-6.5 per wafer in January 2009 to US$5.5-6 currently, according to industry...
Friday 6 February 2009
Poly-Si spot market prices fall further to US$140-150/kg
Major international suppliers of solar-grade polycrystalline silicon (poly-Si) have further lowered their spot market quotes to US$140-150/kg, dropping by 7-17% from US$150-180/kg...