The Polycrystalline Silicon Market Is Variable

Published:2010/10/11 22:56:00 Author:Li xiao na From:SeekIC

A report about the solar energy in 2010 indicates that the polycrystalline silicon market has grown with an unbelievable speed, because the demand for the solar battery was high in the past five years. It is predicated that the polycrystalline silicon market will continue to increase in the future years. However, there are so many unstable elements in this market, because the demand of the market relies so much on the policies and economic environment.

Experts maintain that the solar battery is increasing in the past five years; the average growth rate has exceeded fifty percent. The profitability of the future market will be influenced by the price and change of demand and supply. The demand of solar energy has increases in magnitude after the economic crisis, therefore, the supply of the material become insufficient. Its price has increased from 65 US dollars to 75 US dollars. Its price had reached four hundred US dollars per kilogram; therefore, the fluctuation of the price makes the profitability unstable.

According to this report, the growth rate of polycrystalline silicon will be sixteen percent from 2010 to 2014 under the present economic environment; the shipment in 2014 will reach 290 thousand tons. In order to occupy the market quickly, many corporations are trying to expand the capacity with great costs. For example, the Hemlock has invested 1.2billion to build the factory to produce the polycrystalline silicon in America; the company of OCI has also invested 8.4 billion in Korea. What is more, the policies may change the predication of the polycrystalline silicon market. The adverse policy may limit the shipment of the solar battery. If the government encourages the development of photovoltaic industry, the supply of the polycrystalline silicon will increase by forty three percent every year. The related integrated circuit is BTA208-800.

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