Taiwan-based makers have lowered quotes for polycrystalline silicon solar cells with a prevailing energy conversion rate of 17.8% from US$0.40-41/W in early June to US$0.33/W currently, slightly higher than the US$0.3/W quoted by China-based makers, according to industry sources.
The price reduction is because orders from China-based PV module makers have drastically decreased due to preliminary US anti-dumping tariffs determined in late July, the sources said.
Some first-tier Taiwan-based solar cell makers have received orders from other markets and thereby are likely to see utilization rates rise to 90% or even higher in August, the sources indicated.
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