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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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).
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...
Foxconn Electronics and China-based solar company Yingli Green Energy will jointly construct a polycrystalline silicon (poly-Si) facility in Datong, Shanxi Province, according to...
Solar-manufacturing equipment maker GT Solar International has announced the establishment of its Asia-Pacific headquarters in Hong Kong. The regional headquarters will better serve...
Taiwan-based Motech Industries on October 13 announced that it has officially begun producing two new polycrystalline silicon (poly-Si) solar modules, the IM60 and IM72, under its...
Inventec on September 28 announced that it will form a joint venture with GaAs semiconductor maker WIN Semiconductors to produce polycrystalline silicon (poly-Si) solar cells. Inventec...
Polycrystalline silicon (poly-Si) contract prices for the fourth quarter of 2010 have increased from around US$55/kg in the third quarter to US$60/kg, largely due to a rising spot...
Several Taiwan-based solar cell makers are in talks with China's GCL-Poly to sign long-term polycrystalline silicon (poly-Si) supply contracts and possibly establish joint ventures...
