Polysilicon Market Bleeds Top 4 Chinese Manufacturers With Losses In H1 Updated On Wed, Sep 4th, 2024 by Saurenergy German polysilicon market specialist Bernreuter Research reports that the top 4 Chinese polysilicon manufacturers all slipped into losses in the first half of 2024. Consequently, at least three of the top 4 have cut down on capacity utilisation in the second half of the year, even as Tongwei continues to maintain output. In the first […] Read more
Bernreuter Predicts 600-660 Gigawatt Solar Additions In 2024 Globally Updated On Tue, Jun 18th, 2024 by Saurenergy Global photovoltaic (PV) installations will land in a range of 600 to 660 gigawatts-direct current (GWdc) in 2024, according to the latest analysis from polysilicon market expert Bernreuter Research. “Once market participants come to the conclusion that the crash of the solar module price has reached its bottom, demand will accelerate,” says Johannes Bernreuter, Head […] Read more
Polysilicon Manufacturers Shift To Vietnam, Chinese Import Hits Record Low Updated On Fri, Mar 1st, 2024 by Saurenergy Germany based Bernreuter Research in its report on Polysilicon shipment found a drop in Polysilicon imports into China. The report stated, this fall has led to the lowest level since 2011. According to the report the Chinese customs statistics, imports of the feedstock for solar cells and semiconductors slumped by 28.5% i.e., from 88,093 metric […] Read more
Polysilicon Industry Set to Push Out New Entrants In 2024, Predicts Bernreuter Updated On Wed, Nov 29th, 2023 by Saurenergy Germany research firm Bernreuter Research predicts an imminent, and third shakeout in the global polysilicon industry in 2024. This would be caused by sustained, low polysilicon prices that will only go lower, before any sort of recovery post 2024. The trigger will be Chinese polysilicon market leader Tongwei that will usher in a phase of […] Read more
Top Four Manufacturers of Polysilicon in China; Tongwei Leads the Race Updated On Wed, May 17th, 2023 by Saurenergy As per a Bernreuter Research, all top four manufacturers of solar grade polysilicon are now located in China; they produced more than 100,000 MT each in 2022. Chinese polysilicon manufacturer Tongwei says it has extended its position as the world market leader in the polysilicon industry. In 2022, the firm produced 1.6 times as much […] Read more
Top 10 Polysilicon Rankings for 2020- The Future To be 90 Percent China Updated On Mon, May 17th, 2021 by Saurenergy German research firm Bernreuter research has released its latest ranking of Polysilicon manufacturers, and the prognosis for non-Chinese manufacturers is not good. The firm predicts that the world’s four largest polysilicon manufacturers in 2022 will all be based in China. in 2020, Wacker Chemie, the German firm which was actually no. 1 till 2019, lost […] Read more
New Solar PV Installations Approaching 100GW in 2017 Updated On Thu, Oct 26th, 2017 by Saurenergy Bernreuter Research expects a global polysilicon output of 460,000 to 465,000 metric tons (MT), including 30,000 MT of electronic-grade material for the semiconductor industry, in 2017. The newly installed photovoltaic (PV) capacity worldwide will exceed 95GW in 2017, according to the latest forecast of Bernreuter Research. “Supply of the feedstock polysilicon would even allow PV […] Read more
Silicon Consumption to Drop to 3.6 Grams per Watt by 2020: Bernreuter Research Updated On Tue, Jun 27th, 2017 by Saurenergy “The polysilicon industry has to prepare for the fact that demand is slowing down on two fronts: The annual growth rate of global photovoltaic installations is decreasing, and the polysilicon consumption for each new gigawatt installed in 2020 will be only half as much as it was in 2010.” The average silicon consumption for manufacturing […] Read more
Polysilicon industry to experience severe cut-throat competition in 2018: Bernreuter Research Updated On Fri, Nov 25th, 2016 by Saurenergy Bernreuter Research in its new report ‘Polysilicon Market Outlook 2020,’ has revealed that polysilicon industry will experience severe cut-throat competition in 2018. The research firm in its report states that half a dozen polysilicon manufacturers could be pushed out of business by the end of 2018. “Slowing demand from the photovoltaic industry on the one […] Read more
