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Friday 15 May 2009
LDK Solar keeps rolling out 200MWp solar-grade silicon wafers a quarter, says company chairman
LDK Solar, the largest China-based producer of solar-grade polycrystalline silicon wafers, maintains a quarterly shipment level of at least 200MWp in equivalent, for all of its supply...
Tuesday 12 May 2009
Spot prices of solar cells fall to US$1.6-1.7/watt
International spot market prices quoted by China- and Taiwan-based makers for polycrystalline silicon (poly-Si) solar cells have dropped from US$1.7-2.0/watt in early April 2009 to...
Friday 8 May 2009
Top Green Energy begins construction of poly-Si plant
Top Green Energy Technologies (TGE), a Taiwan-based maker of crystalline silicon solar cells, on May 8 held a ground-breaking ceremony for its solar-grade polycrystalline silicon...
Wednesday 6 May 2009
Spot quotes for poly-Si fall to US$80-90/kg
In the international spot market of solar-grade polycrystalline silicon (poly-Si), prices have dropped from US$90-100/kg in the first quarter of 2009 to US$80-90/kg currently, according...
Wednesday 6 May 2009
Gintech denies MEMC poly-Si supply termination rumor
Gintech Energy, in response to a report going around the bourse that the company will terminate existing solar-grade polycrystalline silicon (poly-Si) supply contracts with US-based...
Monday 20 April 2009
Poly-Si price decline is long-term trend, says Motech
The international price level of solar-grade polycrystalline silicon (poly-Si) will continue to decline in the long term although prices may fall more slowly in the first half of...
Wednesday 15 April 2009
Wafer Works China subsidiary wins large contract price cut for poly-Si
China-based solar-grade crystalline silicon ingot and wafer maker Solargiga Energy, a subsidiary of Taiwan-based Wafer Works, has secured a 70.1% decrease in its contract price for...
Tuesday 14 April 2009
Some international poly-Si suppliers offering US$80-100/kg contract price
Some leading international suppliers of solar-grade polycrystalline silicon (poly-Si), in an attempt to counteract price cuts by relatively small suppliers, have offered one-year...
Friday 10 April 2009
Solar wafer maker Danen breaks even in March
Danen Technology, a Taiwan-based maker of solar-grade poly-Si ingots and wafers, broke even in March for the first time since starting volume production in 2008, according to company...
Friday 3 April 2009
Semiconductor market decline impacting solar spot market prices, poly-Si falls below US$100/kg
Spot market quotes for polycrystalline silicon (poly-Si) have dropped by 17-20% from US$120-125/kg in early March 2009 to below US$100/kg currently, while solar-grade 6-inch poly-Si...
Thursday 2 April 2009
Taiwan thin-film PV module makers not to install equipment in 2H09
Taiwan-based makers of thin-film photovoltaic (PV) modules, viewing that continued price drops of polycrystalline silicon (poly-Si) will squeeze the room for their business development,...
Thursday 26 March 2009
China-based Jiangsu Zhongneng aims to double poly-Si capacity in 2009
Jiangsu Zhongneng Polysilicon Technology Development, a China-based producer of polycrystalline silicon (poly-Si) located in Xuzhou, eastern China, plans to expand its annual production...
Thursday 19 March 2009
Taiwan government to beef up development of solar energy and LED industries
Taiwan's Executive Yuan has proposed a 5-year budget of NT$30 billion (US$8.8 billion) specifically for financially sponsoring renewable energy R&D projects, with a focus on the...
Wednesday 18 March 2009
Spot market prices of poly-Si may fall to US$25/kg, say China makers
Spot market prices for solar-grade polycrystalline silicon may drop from about US$100-130/kg currently to US$25/kg eventually, according to China-based solar cell makers attending...
Wednesday 18 March 2009
Poly-Si sold at spot price of US$100/kg in small volumes
Some spot market transactions for polycrystalline silicon (poly-Si) have traded at as low as US$100/kg this month. But the volume involved in each of these transactions has been small...