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Wednesday 23 October 2013
GET aims to hike solar-grade silicon wafer ASPs 3-5% in 4Q13
Green Energy Technology (GET), in view of tight supply of solar-grade polycrystalline silicon wafers arising from increasing demand in China, Japan and emerging markets, aims to increase...
Monday 2 September 2013
Taiwan solar-grade silicon wafer makers expected to have improved operations in 2H13
Green Energy Technology (GET), Sino-American Silicon Products (SAS) and Gigastorage, the three main Taiwan-based makers of solar-grade polycrystalline silicon wafers, are expected...
Tuesday 8 January 2013
Tier-one China-based makers reduce shipments in bid to hike prices for solar wafers, say Taiwan makers
Tier-one China-based solar wafer makers have decreased shipments to control supply in an attempt to increase prices later in January, according to industry sources in Taiwan.
Tuesday 21 February 2012
Taiwan solar wafer makers plan to hike prices in March
Leading Taiwan-based makers of polysilicon solar wafers, viewing that orders are on the rise and current prices are lower than production costs, are negotiating with clients for an...
Friday 23 September 2011
China-based GCL to lower solar wafer quotes in 4Q11
China-based GCL-Poly Energy Holdings is negotiating a reduction in fourth-quarter quotes for 6-inch solar-grade polycrystalline silicon wafers. The company will certainly lower quotes...
Friday 1 July 2011
Taiwan solar wafer makers under pressure to hike quotes
Taiwan-based solar-grade crystalline silicon wafer makers have asked South Korea-based OCI to lower polycrystalline silicon prices to below US$50/kg but the latter is sticking to...
Tuesday 1 February 2011
Gigastorage shifting business focus from optical discs to solar-grade wafers
Gigastorage, a second-tier Taiwan-based optical disc maker, has been shifting business focus to solar-grade crystalline silicon wafers since the fourth quarter of 2010, with the annual...
Tuesday 30 November 2010
Gigastorage shifting focus from optical discs to solar-grade wafers
Taiwan-based maker Gigastorage has been shifting its focus from optical discs to solar-grade crystalline silicon ingots and wafers, with annual production capacity for the latter...
Friday 15 October 2010
Solar-grade wafer supply contracts for 2011 demand pre-payment
Because the current shortage of solar-grade crystalline silicon wafers is expected to continue until 2011, Taiwan- and China-based makers have demanded a 5-15% pre-payment for supplies...
Monday 11 October 2010
Spot prices for 6-inch poly-Si solar wafers rise to US$4, say Taiwan makers
Spot prices for 6-inch solar-grade polycrystalline silicon (poly-Si) wafers have risen to US$4 in small trade volumes due to shortages, and prices may go up further, according to...
Friday 6 August 2010
Spot price for solar cells showing signs of increase in August
Spot prices for solar cells could be on the rise in August, as some Taiwan-based manufacturers are attempting to quote at 3% higher than the current spot price, according to industry...
Thursday 20 May 2010
GET to expand solar-grade wafer capacity to 1GWp in 2H10
Solar-grade wafer maker Green Energy Technology (GET) plans to expand its capacity to 1GWp in the second half of 2010 from the current 500MWp, according to the company. If successful,...
Friday 26 March 2010
China makers hike solar wafer contract prices; Taiwan competitors to follow suit
China-based solar-grade polycrystalline silicon wafer suppliers have raised contract quotes for the 6-inch segment from US$3.5 per wafer in early March to about US$3.96 due to booming...
Wednesday 17 March 2010
China solar wafer makers hike quotes to US$3.5 for 2Q10
Several China-based producers of solar-grade polycrystalline silicon wafers have raised their quotes by 16.7-18.6% from US$2.95-3.0 per 6-inch wafer in early first quarter of 2010...
Thursday 11 March 2010
Delivery time for solar ingots/wafers equipment prolonged due to growing demand, say Taiwan makers
Suppliers of equipment used to grow solar-grade crystalline silicon ingots and slice ingots into wafers have extended the time from order to delivery because China-based makers have...
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