News on 2017

News on suppliers, market trends and technology innovations in polysilicon and wafer production is selected, assessed and written for you by Bernreuter Research.

SolarWorld’s CEO Frank Asbeck (left) and CFO Philipp Koecke

Hemlock Semiconductor outside SolarWorld’s creditors’ meeting

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Although a U.S. court has affirmed Hemlock Semiconductor’s claim of nearly $800 million against a subsidiary of insolvent SolarWorld, Hemlock has not been admitted for voting at the creditors’ meeting.

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China-based Tongwei builds another 25,000-ton polysilicon plant

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After announcing a new polysilicon plant with a capacity of 25,000 tons in Leshan in March, Chinese Tongwei Group is planning to build another 25,000-ton plant in Baotou, Inner Mongolia.

Monocrystalline solar wafers from Zhonghuan Semiconductor

GCL-Poly and Zhonghuan Semiconductor intensify collaboration

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GCL-Poly Energy Holdings, China’s largest polysilicon producer, has closed a framework agreement with Tianjin Zhonghuan Semiconductor, a manufacturer of monocrystalline wafers, for collaboration in several areas.

OCI’s polysilicon plant in Gunsan, South Korea

Polysilicon imports into China hit a new record high in June

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With a volume of 14,816 metric tons, polysilicon imports into China hit a new record high in June, according to data from customs statistics provided by the Silicon Branch of the China Non-ferrous Metals Industry Association.

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Chinese industry association confirms polysilicon overcapacity

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The Silicon Branch of the China Non-ferrous Metals Industry Association expects that polysilicon oversupply will exacerbate through 2019 or longer, Patrick Ryan reports in his blog.

Diamond wire saw with monocrystalline silicon ingot

Solar wafer makers accelerate switch to diamond wire saws

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Many Chinese producers of multicrystalline solar wafers have accelerated their transition to lower-cost diamond wire slicing and will complete the switch by the end of 2017, Digitimes reports.

Drawing of GCL-Poly’s polysilicon plant in Xinjiang

Zhonghuan Semiconductor to take 10% share in Xinjiang GCL

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Jiangsu Zhongneng Polysilicon, a subsidiary of GCL-Poly Energy Holdings, and Tianjin Zhonghuan Semiconductor, a manufacturer of monocrystalline wafers, have agreed to subscribe for new shares in Xinjiang GCL.

Port of Mundra, Gujarat state, India

Adani and China’s East Hope Group aiming for factory in India

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Indian logistics conglomerate Adani and Chinese industrial giant East Hope have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to invest $300 million in manufacturing units in the Indian state of Gujarat.

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Polysilicon spot price starts falling again

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Two weeks ahead of the feed-in tariff cut for PV systems in China on June 30, growing concerns about future demand have sent the polysilicon spot price south.

Adani’s solar factory in Mundra, Mundra Solar PV Limited (MSPVL)

Indian Adani Group puts polysilicon plans on the backburner

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Adani Green Energy, a subsidiary of the Indian logistics conglomerate Adani, has put its plan to manufacture polysilicon on hold, reports Indian newspaper Economic Times.

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