With China expecting slower growth in regional solar markets such as Europe over the next few years, the government has set out to increase domestic demand during its 12th Five Year...
With suppliers digesting their inventory as well as cutting back on output, a slowdown in the growth of supply is expected to help the solar market move toward a more balanced supply...
Germany-based polysilicon supplier Wacker Chemie AG has announced the beginning of production of hyperpure polycrystalline silicon at its Nunchritz site in Germany. First deposition...
REC Silicon has experienced a power supply outage with a 100% power loss and consequently all of REC Silicon's manufacturing facilities in Moses Lake, Washington, were shut down on...
The annual PV Taiwan 2011 taking place in Taipei from October 5-7 features many industry leading firms such as Siemens, GCL-Poly, OCI and Roth&Rau. The exhibition is divided into...
China-based integrated solar firm GCL-Poly Energy Holdings expects to lower its production of polycrystalline silicon to US$20/kg by the end of 2011 compared to US$21.8 in the first...
There has been a serious global oversupply of crystalline silicon solar cells, with total inventory volumes likely to increase to as much as 12GWp in the fourth quarter of 2011, according...
Lack of demand has been spreading in the solar market and across the supply chain. The spot price of polysilicon in China has reportedly hit below US$40/kg. However, actual deals...
The three-day PV Taiwan 2011 event will begin on October 5, 2011 in Taiwan. The event has been seen as a crucial place for buyers and suppliers of polysilicon to settle on contract...
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...
