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...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

Thanks to equipment vendors offering turn-key solutions, solar cell makers from Taiwan have been able to quickly enter the photovoltaic (PV) industry. Siemens, being a leading electrical...

Prices of both polysilicon and solar wafers have remained high for three consecutive quarters, implying that demand of solar applications is not being affected much by the upcoming...

Motech Industries announced that it has secured two additional polysilicon contracts from DC Chemical (DCC), according to company filings with the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TSE).

Sino-American Silicon Products (SAS) announced on August 21 it will place investment to secure an 18% stake in Italy-based polysilicon vendor Silfab SpA.

Thanks to relatively low electricity costs, Huhehaote, Inner Mongolia, is being regarded as a city that may be ideal for polysilicon and solar wafer production, as evidenced by the...

Despite the spot price of polysilicon still remaining high, a mild weakening sign has been seen over the recent month. Some industry players attributed the drop to a decline of urgent...

Green Energy has secured land in Inner Mongolia, China where it plans to construct a solar ingot plant with polysilicon to be supplied by a domestic player, according to industry...

Sino-American Silicon Products (SAS) is said to see its solar wafer capacity running short of demand. Amid strong orders, the company is expected to expand capacity, as well as secure...

While the growing number of polysilicon makers are expected to help eventually ease worries about a materials shortage fin the photovoltaic (PV) industry, the rush to build more polysilicon...

Green Energy Technology has recently announced that its board of directors has approved plan to invest in China, and the company has also landed additional polysilicon supply, according...