Prices for solar-grade polycrystalline silicon wafers have risen to US$0.94/wafer due to tight supply, the Chinese-language Economic Daily News (EDN) has cited Taiwan-based maker Gigastorage as indicating.
Gigastorage has received orders in excess of its production capacity, and indicated that prices will increase to US$0.95/wafer for shipments scheduled for December and are expected to keep rising by at least US$0.10/wafer each month, EDN indicated.
The tight supply of solar-grade wafers is because demand from Taiwan-based solar cell makers has been growing, and China-based wafer makers have decreased supply, the paper said.
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