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Qinghai Lihao Qingneng Co., Ltd., polysilicon plant, main building, Nanchuan Industrial Park, Xining Economic and Technological Development Zone, Qinghai Province, China

Tongwei’s acquisition of Lihao promotes a polysilicon oligopoly

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The plan of polysilicon market leader Tongwei to acquire Qinghai Lihao, the fifth largest manufacturer, has advantages for both parties; however, it weakens the foundations for a perfect market.

The ten most popular posts from Bernreuter Research on LinkedIn in 2025

The top 10 posts from Bernreuter Research on LinkedIn in 2025

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The Polysilicon Market Outlook 2029, Hanwha’s corporate raid of REC Silicon and the accident at OCI’s plant in Malaysia are the top themes among the posts from Bernreuter Research on LinkedIn in 2025.

Polysilicon plant of Xinjiang Central Hoshine Silicon in the Ganquanbao Economic and Technological Development Zone of Urumqi, the capital of the Xinjiang Uyghur autonomous region

Polysilicon capacity acquisition: The Emperor’s New Clothes

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The planned fund of major Chinese polysilicon manufacturers to buy up excess production capacity is counterproductive, unnecessary and not viable. A critical analysis by a Chinese author.

REC Silicon’s fluidized bed reactor plant for granular polysilicon in Moses Lake, Washington (USA) at night

How Hanwha sabotaged REC Silicon’s granular-polysilicon plant

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Court documents fuel suspicion that Hanwha’s acquisition of U.S.-based silane and former polysilicon manufacturer REC Silicon at a fraction of its original value has followed the script for a corporate raid.

Chemical factory of Hanwha Solutions

Hanwha invests in REC Silicon – “First step to US value chain”

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The US$160 million investment of Hanwha Solutions, the world’s sixth largest solar module supplier, in U.S. polysilicon maker REC Silicon only makes sense with new wafer production capacity.

REC Silicon defers sale of Butte plant, keeps Moses Lake closed

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In the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, U.S.-based polysilicon manufacturer REC Silicon has deferred the sale of its electronic-grade plant in Butte. Its solar-grade plant in Moses Lake remains closed.

Jiangsu Zhongneng’s polysilicon plant in Xuzhou, Jiangsu

GCL-Poly cancels sale of polysilicon shares to Shanghai Electric

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Two months after its announcement in early June, the sale of a 51% stake in Jiangsu Zhongneng, China’s largest polysilicon manufacturer, from parent company GCL-Poly to state-owned Shanghai Electric Group has failed.

Jiangsu Zhongneng’s polysilicon plant in Xuzhou, Jiangsu

Shanghai Electric to acquire 51% of GCL’s polysilicon subsidiary

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GCL-Poly has brought Shanghai Electric Group as a major investor on board to support the growth of GCL’s subsidiary Jiangsu Zhongneng, China’s largest polysilicon manufacturer.

Logo of SMP (Samsung MEMC Polysilicon Limited Partnership)

GCL-Poly excludes SMP from acquisition of SunEdison assets

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GCL-Poly Energy Holdings has closed the acquisition of SunEdison’s Solar Materials Business, but has excluded SunEdison’s stake in the insolvent South Korean polysilicon company SMP from the deal.

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GCL-Poly announces closing of acquisition of SunEdison assets

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GCL-Poly Energy Holdings has announced that all conditions for acquiring SunEdison’s Solar Material Business have been met. Closing of the acquisition is expected on March 31, 2017.

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