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Wednesday 14 January 2009
Solar cell prices may bottom out at end of 1Q09
While the global supply chain of solar energy products has witnessed fast shrinking demand since the beginning of the fourth quarter of 2008, with prices of products generally having...
Wednesday 7 January 2009
Formosa Plastics to invest NT$44 billion in solar industry, paper says
The Formosa Plastics Group (FPG), Taiwan's largest petrochemical business group, plans to invest NT$11 billion (US$333 million) to set up a factory of silane, a gas material used...
Wednesday 7 January 2009
China poly-Si wafer maker LDK lowers 4Q08 outlook, 2009 forecast
LDK Solar, the largest producer of solar-grade polycrystalline silicon (poly-Si) wafers in China, has announced the downward adjustment of its fourth-quarter 2008 outlook and 2009...
Wednesday 31 December 2008
Spot prices of China-made solar-grade 6-inch poly-Si wafers fall to US$6
China-based producers of solar-grade 6-inch polycrystalline silicon (poly-Si) wafers have been dumping their products in the spot market for sale at US$6 per wafer or even lower,...
Tuesday 30 December 2008
Poly-Si spot prices fall to US$150-175/kg, say Taiwan makers
Major international suppliers of solar-grade polycrystalline silicon (poly-silicon or poly-Si) have lowered their quotes to US$150-175/kg, a drop of 56-63% from the US$400/kg quotes...
Thursday 4 December 2008
Solar wafer maker SAS hits record revenue for 40 months straight in November
Sino-American Silicon Products (SAS), a Taiwan-based producer of solar-grade crystalline silicon wafers, has reported self-estimated revenue of NT$871 million for November 2008, a...
Tuesday 2 December 2008
Many China firms gearing up for poly-Si production, but few will enter into volume production 2009, say Taiwan makers
Due to fast growing demand for solar cells, there have been many newly established producers of polycrystalline silicon material (poly-Si) in China and the total number has reached...
Friday 28 November 2008
Some solar cell makers seeking to renegotiate contract prices for silicon wafers
In light of prices of polycrystalline silicon (poly-Si) solar cells having dropped from US$2.8-3.0/watt in early November 2008 to US$2.6-2.7/watt currently, and with further drops...
Thursday 27 November 2008
Sun Materials starts construction on Taiwan's first solar-grade poly-Si plant
Taiwan-based Sun Materials Technology on November 26 held a groundbreaking ceremony for constructing the country's first solar-grade polycrystalline silicon (poly-Si) plant at the...
Wednesday 19 November 2008
Solar panel overcapacity expected in 2009, says The Information Network
While solar energy panel sales have and will continue to grow at a rate of about 40% per year, market research firm The Information Network indicated that several key growth drivers,...
Wednesday 12 November 2008
Polysilicon spot prices drop sharply on weakened demand from solar cell makers
Spot prices for polysilicon have dropped sharply, as demand from solar cell makers has weakened due to the onslaught of the global financial crisis and Spain's cut in feed-in tariffs...
Tuesday 4 November 2008
Polysilicon shifting form semiconductor to solar use, say Taiwan makers
Leading suppliers of polycrystalline silicon material (poly-Si) around the world, viewing that demand from the solar energy industry will keep growing in 2009 while that from semiconductor...
Monday 29 September 2008
Metallurgical silicon to compete with thin film in 2009
According to market watchers, metallurgical silicon is being incorporated into the PV market since the conversion efficiency of solar cells made from 100% metallurgical silicon has...
Thursday 18 September 2008
Solargiga extends solar cell production to polycrystalline segment
Solargiga Energy, a China subsidiary of Taiwan-based silicon wafer maker Wafer Works, has signed with Hoku Materials, a Hawaii-based supplier of polycrystalline silicon material,...
Thursday 11 September 2008
SEMICON Taiwan 2008: DC Chemical to establish polysilicon sales branch in Taiwan
DC Chemical (DCC), a Korea-based polysilicon supplier, plans to establish a sales branch in Taiwan. The company also updated its production roadmap at the ongoing SEMICON Taiwan 2008...