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Global Polysilicon Market Report: 2008 Edition
Koncept Analytics, Dec 2008, Pages: 30
The rapid growth of the solar photovoltaic (PV) cell market has resulted in a demand-supply imbalance in the polysilicon market. The high growth of solar cell production capacity compared to a volatile semiconductor market has made the solar cell market more attractive for polysilicon producers. The production of solar grade polysilicon is a highly capital intensive business. Additionally, the long lead time required to add capacity has led to a short supply of polysilicon for the solar PV cell producers.
The increased demand for solar grade polysilicon has pushed polysilicon prices up. Spot prices for polysilicon are significantly higher than contract prices. Silicon producers usually have 3-5 year supply contracts. More than ninety percent of the PV supply chain is governed by fixed supply agreements.
All major polysilicon producers have plans to rapidly expand production capacity. The increase in capacity would result in a more balanced supply and demand situation. The outlook is for increased supply and reduced prices after 2010. However, it remains to be seen whether all planned capacities will be complete on time.
The short supply of silicon and high prices have led to the development of alternative production technologies such as fluidized bed reactor (FBR), upgraded Metallurgical silicon (UMGSi) and thin film technologies.
More than ninety percent of polysilicon is being supplied by seven companies: Hemlock, Wacker, REC, Tokuyama, MEMC, Mitsubishi and Sumitomo. However, sixty other companies have announced plans to produce polysilicon by 2009.
This report analyzes the global polysilicon market. It begins with a discussion of the worldwide polysilicon output and capacity and then goes on to analyze the demand-supply and pricing trend in the market. Apart from a discussion of the competitive landscape, the report profiles the major polysilicon producers with a discussion of their key business strategies.
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