The Ministry of Commerce of the People's Republic of China (MOFCOM) recently announced that subsidies were applied to US polysilicon under investigation which led to substantive damages toward China's domestic industry. Thus, a ...
Tags: Polysilicon, Countervailing Duty
Marking the end of more than two years of sharp declines, pricing for solar photovoltaic (PV) modules achieved stability in the first quarter of 2013, paving the way for a rise in industry gross margins and return to profitability for some ...
Tags: Solar Module, solar photovoltaic
China's pending move to slap anti-dumping tariffs on imported solar polysilicon from key countries will generate a surge in pricing for this key raw material in June and July, but the magnitude of the increase will be limited by market ...
Tags: Solar Polysilicon, tariffs
Norway-based Renewable Energy Corporation (REC) has reported first quarter 2013 revenues of NOK1,278 million (US$217 million), down 24% compared to revenues in the fourth quarter of 2012. REC experienced improved demand for solar panels ...
Tags: REC Reports, Lighting
Solar firms in Greater China hoped to increase quotes before the Lunar New Year holidays, but a delay in China announcing its anti-dumping and anti-subsidy probe results has deterred the industry from raising prices for fear of losing ...
Tags: Solar firms, China, solar cells
Polysilicon suppliers to the solar industry have been significantly lowering plant utilization rates during the past six months, with average quarterly utilization rates falling below 70%, according to NPD Solarbuzz. This contrasts with ...
Tags: Polysilicon suppliers, solar industry, utilization rates
No end in sight for polysilicon oversupply,says Solarbuzz Press release;Jackie Chang,DIGITIMES[Tuesday 2 October 2012]Despite the fact that most leading polysilicon producers have been operating at a loss,polysilicon capacity is expected to ...
Overcapacity, a decline in pricing as well as slowing growth in key worldwide markets will serve to keep the global market for solar modules depressed for the rest of the year, with recovery not expected until well in the second half of ...
Tags: solar module prices, signs of recovery, IHS
Dow Corning Corp. announced sales of $4.64 billion and net income of $288 million through the first three quarters of 2012. Dow Corning's year-to-date sales and net income were down 5 percent and 47 percent, respectively, compared to 2011 ...
Tags: net income, Polysilicon prices, Polysilicon
Solar shake-up to spawn technology roadmap 16 Jul 2012 Current cycle of consolidation is playing an essential role in filtering out uncompetitive technologies,says analyst. PECVD equipment supplier trends A new report from the ...
Tags: Solar shake-up, roadmap, equipment vendors, The Solarbuzz report
Average gross profits of crystalline solar module manufacturers fell to just US$0.09/watt in the first quarter of 2012,putting huge pressure on suppliers according to IMS Research.As a result of continued price pressure and highly ...
Tags: IMS Research, solar module, polysilicon
Recent months have seen polysilicon spot prices sink below the US$30/kg mark as weak demand and overcapacity dogged the sector. Prices were at or below manufacturing cost for the majority of over 100 small-scale producers. However, in ...
Tags: Industry Trends, solar
Recent months have seen polysilicon spot prices sink below the US$30/kg mark as weak demand and overcapacity dogged the sector. Prices were at or below manufacturing cost for the majority of over 100 small-scale producers. However, in ...
Tags: solar
The cost of solar cells and microchips has nowhere to go but down because of a supply glut for the commodity they’re made from, a brittle charcoal-colored semiconductor baked in ovens at 600 degrees centigrade. Polysilicon has plunged ...
Tags: Market View, solar
The cost of solar cells and microchips has nowhere to go but down because of a supply glut for the commodity they’re made from, a brittle charcoal-colored semiconductor baked in ovens at 600 degrees centigrade. Polysilicon has ...
Tags: solar