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Wednesday 9 January 2013
GET sees December revenues decrease 3.75% on-month
Taiwan-based solar wafer maker Green Energy Technology (GET) saw December revenues reach NT$739 million (US$25 million), representing an on-month decrease of 3.75% and on-year decrease...
Monday 7 January 2013
China domestic polysilicon price likely to increase due to anti-dumping probe
The price in the solar supply chain has been relatively stable since the second half of the fourth quarter in 2012. However, due to the anti-dumping and anti-subsidy investigation...
Monday 24 December 2012
Polysilicon firm OCI sees net loss for first time in 3Q12
When the solar industry was experiencing a boom before 2010, many firms were attracted to enter the market and began massive investments, causing an oversupply which has seen many...
Thursday 20 December 2012
GT Advanced to write down DSS inventory
US-based solar crystal growing furnace maker GT Advanced Technologies has announced plans to write down the majority of its directional solidification system (DSS) inventory, meaning...
Monday 17 December 2012
Commentary: China anti-dumping tariff to stir domestic polysilicon price
China reportedly will announce the preliminary anti-dumping verdict against US- and South Korea-based polysilicon firms in first-quarter 2013. This will affect the supply chain, which...
Tuesday 11 December 2012
China spot prices for polysilicon to rise to US$18-20/kg if China imposes anti-dumping, anti-subsidy tariffs
The China government is likely to impose anti-dumping and anti-subsidization tariffs on polysilicon imported from the US, EU and South Korea in January or February 2013, and this...
Tuesday 11 December 2012
China may levy 30-50% punitive tariffs on polysilicon from EU, US, and Korea in 1Q13
China's government reportedly has made a preliminary decision to levy punitive tarrifs on polysilicon imports from EU, South Korea, and US in the first quarter of 2013 in line with...
Friday 7 December 2012
Polysilicon contract price falls to US$17-18/kg
The contract price of polysilicon has been falling from an average of US$20/kg in the third quarter to US$17-18/kg recently.
Wednesday 28 November 2012
AUO Crystal obtains more M.Setek shares
Taiwan-based panel maker AU Optronics (AUO) has announced that AUO Crystal, its solar material subsidiary, has obtained shares of AUO's Japan-based polysilicon subsidiary, M.Setek.
Friday 23 November 2012
Polysilicon firms may reduce capacity to prevent further price falls
The spot price of polysilicon has been falling to US$15/kg, close to the variable cost for many firms. Even industry leader, China-based GCL-Poly, saw third-quarter capacity utilization...
Tuesday 20 November 2012
Solar polysilicon pricing in October declines by highest rate since February, says IHS
Global demand and pricing in October for solar polysilicon fell at the highest rate seen since February, indicating that supply still exceeds demand, according to IHS.
Wednesday 7 November 2012
Polysilicon spot price falls to US$15/kg in China
The spot price of polysilicon in China has fallen to US$15/kg, close to the variable cost of many polysilicon providers. The contract price remains around US$20/kg. Downstream firms...
Thursday 1 November 2012
China adds Europe-based polysilicon firms to anti-dumping investigation
China's Ministry of Commerce announced on November 1 that the government received requests to conduct anti-dumping investigations on Europe-based polysilicon imports in September...
Wednesday 31 October 2012
Solar module prices continue to slide, but signs of recovery appear on the horizon, says IHS
Overcapacity, a decline in pricing as well as slowing growth in key worldwide markets will serve to keep the global market for solar modules depressed for the rest of the year, with...
Wednesday 17 October 2012
REC Silicon to produce semiconductor-grade polysilicon using FBR
REC Silicon, the US subsidiary of Norway-based solar firm REC, held a product launch in Taipei on October 16, 2012. The firm introduced the polysilicon product made by silane, Siemens,...