AS Published on Monday 2 November 2020 - n° 338 - Categories:brochures, silicon mono/multi
Big advantages of not going through the silicon ingot and then cutting it up
Research is continuing to produce wafers directly without going through ingots and then sawing. This process
L R AS Published on Monday 2 November 2020 - n° 338 - Categories:silicon mono/multi, industrial strategy
Reopening of REC Silicon? silicon plant
REC Silicon had closed its silicon production plant at Moses Lake in the second quarter of 2019. It may re-open it
L R AS Published on Monday 12 October 2020 - n° 335 - Categories:India, silicon mono/multi
Soon to have a silicon industry in India?
Indian state-owned companies could be commissioned to set up silicon manufacturing facilities to
L R AS Published on Sunday 27 September 2020 - n° 333 - Categories:silicon mono/multi, purchase and sale of assets
Hemlock acquires trichlorosilane (TCS) from DuPont
By acquiring the trichlorosilane (TCS) business of DuPont, the silicon manufacturer Hemlock Semiconductor
AS Published on Sunday 20 September 2020 - n° 332 - Categories:silicon mono/multi, capacity increase/decrease
Daqo further increases its production of silicon and wafers
Daqo New Energy plans to list its silicon production subsidiary in Xinjiang on the Shanghai stock exchange. The sale of 15 % of the capital will create
L R AS Published on Friday 18 September 2020 - n° 332 - Categories:silicon mono/multi
An overabundance of polysilicon and inverters? according to the TBEA subsidiary
China's TBEA subsidiary Xinte Energy warns of a possible overabundance of polysilicon and inverters in the event of a new coronavirus epidemic
Global silicon production capacity increased by 10% in the first half of the year compared to the end of June 2019. It stands at 265,000 tonnes according to
L R AS Published on Sunday 13 September 2020 - n° 331 - Categories:company results, silicon mono/multi
GCL Poly invests heavily in silicon production
The polysilicon producer GCL-Poly has begun construction of the first phase of a new 54,000-tonne polysilicon production facility (the first phase will create a facility with an initial capacity of 30,000 tonnes by June 2021, and will then be increased to 54,000 tonnes by the end of 2021). Its final total capacity will be 100,000 tonnes.
GCL-Poly will use its Fluidised Bed Reactor (FBR) method for the mass production of silicon in the facility, which is used for the continuous pulling of monocrystalline silicon crystals and the priming of high yield polycrystalline silicon ingots.
The company's FBR method is a shorter production process because it has fewer post-processing steps. Its investment cost is 30% lower. Energy consumption is also almost two-thirds (65%) lower than more traditional methods. It requires 30% less labour.
https://www.pv-tech.org/news/gcl-poly-breaks-ground-on-new-polysilicon-facility
PV Tech of 8 September
L R AS Published on Sunday 13 September 2020 - n° 331 - Categories:China, silicon mono/multi
The characteristics of the silicon market (1st part): a general increase in costs
The silicon supply problems of July-August are having an impact on the demand for panels and especially on developers. Rising prices can make projects loss-making
L R AS Published on Sunday 13 September 2020 - n° 331 - Categories:China, silicon mono/multi
The characteristics of the silicon market (2nd part). The effect of special circumstances
Polysilicon price expected to remain high for six months, but supply will increase
The solar sector experienced two shocks, one on 21 July with the explosion at the GCL Poly factory in Xinjiang; it put a production capacity of 50,000 tonnes out of service for an estimated three to nine months. The other in August,
L R AS Published on Saturday 12 September 2020 - n° 331 - Categories:silicon mono/multi, brochures
LONGi believes that current silicon and wafer prices are correct
After a 15% increase in wafer prices in the third quarter, the president of LONGi believes that this level is now reasonable to keep the PV supply chain in good working order. He believes that this is a reaction to the fall in prices in the first half of the year that occurred during the pandemic.
L R AS Published on Sunday 30 August 2020 - n° 329 - Categories:silicon mono/multi
New concentration of silicon producers: China produces 85% of it
Buyers are focusing on monosilicon. The increase in downstream demand (for wafers and cells) is leading to a shortage of monosilicon and a rise in prices. Conversely, the drop in demand for polycrystalline silicon is leading to a drop in the price of this product.
Electricity
L R AS Published on Wednesday 26 August 2020 - n° 329 - Categories:silicon mono/multi
Temporary closure of a silicon plant in Tongwei
Tongwei has had to temporarily close its 20,000-tonne polysilicon plant in the Sichuan town of Leshan, following
L R AS Published on Wednesday 26 August 2020 - n° 329 - Categories:silicon mono/multi
Will there be a global silicon shortage within 18 months?
China's silicon producer Daqo New Energy estimates that the world is heading towards a silicon shortage over the next 18 months, either because producers with high production costs have shut down their production facilities or because they are unable to meet the demand for silicon.
AS Published on Friday 22 May 2020 - n° 323 - Categories:silicon mono/multi
Sharp drop in silicon costs at Daqo
Chinese silicon manufacturer Daqo has reduced the cost of its production to $5.86 / kg
L R AS Published on Sunday 22 March 2020 - n° 314 - Categories:silicon mono/multi, company results
Further losses in 2020 in Wacker's silicon division
The German Wacker Chemie envisages further losses in its silicon division in 2020. They would be