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Wednesday 27 April 2011
LDK plans to set up the world's largest module plant in 2011
Unlike the vertical integration model of other China-based manufacturers, LDK proposed the "dumbbell shape" development model in 2009, which focuses on expanding capacities...
Monday 25 April 2011
Solar market to rebound in 2-3 weeks, says LDK COO
Xingxue Tong, president and COO of China-based integrated solar firm LDK Solar, has recently boldly predicted a rebound of the solar market in 2-3 weeks despite the general pessimistic...
Thursday 21 April 2011
Eversol signs supply contract with Taiwan Polysilicon
Solar wafer maker Eversol has signed a contract with Taiwan Polysilicon for a 2-year supply of polysilicon material, according to a company filing with the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TSE)...
Thursday 14 April 2011
Commentary: Governments should face up to high pollution of poly-Si production
In 2008 the Washington Post ran a report about serious pollution caused by silicon tetrachloride (SiCl4) discharged from a polysilicon (poly-Si) plant in Henan Province,...
Monday 11 April 2011
Sluggish downstream demand may affect polysilicon prices
Reported output reduction by solar-cell firms has dampened prices of silicon wafer in April and led to confusion in spot-market quotes for polysilicon, although the latter have remained...
Thursday 7 April 2011
AUO may build polysilicon plant in Taiwan
In the wake of Japan's March 11 massive earthquake, M.Setek, a subsidiary of AU Optronics (AUO), has closed down its solar-grade polysilicon plants in Sendai and Souma, due to disrupted...
Wednesday 6 April 2011
Powertec to start production of poly-Si in January 2013
Powertec Energy has broken ground on a polycrystalline silicon (poly-Si) plant in central Taiwan, with trial run to begin in third-quarter 2012 and volume production in January 2013,...
Tuesday 15 March 2011
Supply of polysilicon facing shortage as Japan implements power brownout
With the Japan government implementing power brownout policy on March 14, Japan-based polycrystalline silicon (poly-Si) and silicon wafer makers may be forced to stop their production...
Tuesday 15 March 2011
GET, Motech, Taiwan Polysilicon to set up joint venture maker of solar-grade wafers
Taiwan-based solar-grade polycrystalline silicon wafer maker Green Energy Technology (GET), crystalline silicon solar cell maker Motech Industries and polycrystalline silicon (material)...
Thursday 3 March 2011
Spot prices for 6-inch poly-Si solar wafers up in March
With new solar cell capacity coming online, the supply of poly-Si wafers is running tight severely, according to industry sources. Spot prices for mainstream 6-inch poly-Si wafers...
Friday 25 February 2011
Motech signs contract with GCL-Poly for wafer supply
Solar cell maker Motech Industries has signed a contract with China-based GCL-Poly Energy Holdings for a 5-year supply of solar wafers worth a total of about US$1.026 billion, according...
Wednesday 23 February 2011
First-tier poly-Si makers in China not interested in acquiring smaller players
Despite the recent announcements of new regulations for investments in polycrystalline silicon (poly-Si) plants in China, first-tier poly-Si makers in the country are showing little...
Thursday 27 January 2011
Poly-Si supply tight on spot market
Polycrystalline silicon (poly-Si) supply over the spot market is very tight at the moment, according to industry sources. With the Chinese government recently announcing more stringent...
Monday 22 November 2010
No poly-Si oversupply in China, says China Renewable Energy Society
China's PV solar industry will import 30% of the poly-Si needed in 2010, down from 45% in 2009, according to statistics from the China Renewable Energy Society (CRES).
Tuesday 19 October 2010
Motech signs with GET for 3-year solar wafer supply
Taiwan-based crystalline silicon solar cell maker Motech Industries on October 18 signed with Green Energy Technology (GET) for contract supply of solar-grade polycrystalline silicon...
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Samsung expands mobile phone production beyond Asian countries, says DIGITIMES Research
SLMs to increase presence in GenAI business opportunities, says DIGITIMES Research
Generative AI market to reach US$1.5 trillion by 2030 with Taiwan holds hardware advantage; software and services to see promising future, says DIGITIMES Research