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Wednesday 11 January 2017
Shunfeng to expand solar wafer capacity
China-based Shunfeng International Clean Energy, who makes poly-Si solar wafers, cells and PV modules, and undertakes PV power station projects, will invest CNY2.2 billion (US$318...
Tuesday 27 September 2016
Prices for solar-grade monocrystalline, polycrystalline silicon wafers drop to US$0.68, US$0.50
China-based makers have lowered quotes for a M2-size solar-grade monocrystalline silicon wafer and polycrystalline silicon wafer to US$0.68 and US$0.50 respectively, according to...
Monday 12 September 2016
China solar poly-Si wafer makers lower capacity utilization
Some China-based solar-grade polycrystalline silicon wafer makers, in view of high inventory levels due to weak demand, have decreased the utilization of production capacities from...
Friday 24 June 2016
Gigastorage expects solar-grade silicon wafer operations to turn profitable in 1Q17
Gigastorage expects its solar-grade silicon wafer operations to swing from the red into profitability beginning the first quarter of 2017, company chairman Jimmy Chen said at the...
Wednesday 25 May 2016
Global solar wafer demand, prices to fall in 2H16, says GCL-Poly Energy CEO
While there was tight global supply of solar wafers in fourth-quarter 2015 and first-quarter 2016, global demand is expected to decrease and thus prices will slip in the second half...
Monday 11 April 2016
GCL-Poly slightly lower solar wafer quotes for Taiwan cell makers
China-based poly-Si solar wafer maker GCL-Poly Energy Holdings has lowered quotes for Taiwan-based solar cell makers to an average US$0.87 per wafer from the March level of US$0.88,...
Monday 4 January 2016
China poly-Si wafer makers plan to hike prices
China-based makers, in view of continued tight supply, plan to hike quotes for poly-Si solar wafers to US$0.88-0.92 in January, according to Taiwan-based solar cell makers.
Tuesday 22 December 2015
China makers plan to hike solar-grade polycrystalline silicon wafer prices in January
China-based makers, in view of continued tight supply, plan to increase quotes for solar-grade polycrystalline silicon wafers from US$0.85-0.86 currently to US$0.88 in January, according...
Monday 30 November 2015
GCL-Poly Energy to reduce solar wafer supply to Taiwan cell makers
GCL-Poly Energy Holdings, the largest China-based maker of solar-grade poly-Si wafers, will reduce supply to Taiwan-based solar cell makers by 10% in December, according to Taiwan-based...
Friday 23 October 2015
Prices for solar-grade polycrystalline silicon wafers may rise in November
Prices for a solar-grade polycrystalline silicon wafers have risen to US$0.835-0.840 currently due to strong demand, and are likely to further rise to US$0.85-0.87 in November, according...
Monday 19 October 2015
Tight supply of solar wafers may remain till March 2016, say Taiwan makers
Supply of solar-grade crystalline silicon wafers, due to heating demand for setting up PV power-generating stations and distributed PV systems in China, has been in tight supply and...
Friday 3 July 2015
China-based Xi'an LONGi lowers prices for M2 solar-grade monocrystalline wafers for Taiwan solar cell makers
China-based Xi'an LONGi Silicon Materials has lowered quotes for M2 (large-size) solar-grade monocrystalline silicon wafers for Taiwan-based solar cell makers, company president Li...
Wednesday 1 July 2015
First-tier China makers to sell solar production lines, say Taiwan makers
Several first-tier China-based PV makers, in an attempt to reduce operating burdens and concentrate resources on product lines or business with significant international competitiveness,...
Wednesday 13 May 2015
Demand for solar-grade monocrystaline silicon wafers on the rise
Of global demand for crystalline silicon solar cells, the proportion for P-type monocrystalline models has risen to about 20% and consequently this has resulted in increasing demand...
Wednesday 15 October 2014
GET not to expand solar wafer capacity
Green Energy Technology (GET) has no plans to expand in-house solar-grade crystalline silicon wafer production capacity, company president Swean Lin said at an October 14 press conference...