L R AS Published on Tuesday 5 July 2022 - n° 411 - Categories:silicon mono/multi
Minor fire at a silicon producer
Silicon producer East Hope halts production due to fire
in its factory in the Zhundong economic and technological development zone, in the Chinese region of Xinjiang. This was on 17 June.
Bernreuter Research believes that this will not cause any major disruption to the market, because East Hope was already planning regular maintenance. However, there has been an increase in the price of silicon over the past week. The real impact should be a reduction in production of around 1,500 tonnes. This compares with a drop of 21,000 tonnes in 2020, when three different plant accidents occurred.
Last week, silicon prices peaked at 280 RMB ($41.78)/kg in China.
https://www.pv-magazine.com/2022/06/29/chinese-polysilicon-producer-shuts-down-factory-due-to-fire/
PV Magazine 29 June 2022
Editor's note: This incident is being used to justify the rise in silicon prices. Bizarre!
