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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.

Marketing claim of a purity of “up to 12 nines” by Hemlock Semiconductor for its electronic-grade polysilicon, at the CRU Silicon Market Forum 2025 in Lyon on September 25, 2025

A silicon purity of 12N only exists in the world of marketers

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Although claimed again and again, a purity of 99.9999999999% (twelve nines or briefly 12N) is not achieved in the production of electronic-grade polysilicon for semiconductors.

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.

A screenshot from a social media video shows officials covering the body of a worker killed by an explosion at the polysilicon plant of OCI Malaysia (OCIM) in May 2022

OCI today means Organized Corporate Irresponsibility – Opinion

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The massive explosion at OCI’s polysilicon plant in Malaysia in August 2024 is only the culmination of a long accident series and result of an irresponsible management. A commenting analysis.

Potential failure causes of the explosion at the polysilicon plant of OCI Malaysia (OCIM) on August 14, 2024

The accident at OCIM’s polysilicon plant shouts for more safety

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The severe explosion at the polysilicon plant of OCI Malaysia (OCIM) in August 2024, which cost two workers their lives, has revealed serious safety gaps. What an expert recommends for process safety.

The ten most popular posts from Bernreuter Research on LinkedIn in 2024

The top 10 posts from Bernreuter Research on LinkedIn in 2024

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The news about the severe accident that occurred at OCI Malaysia’s polysilicon plant last August is the number one among the top ten posts from Bernreuter Research on LinkedIn in 2024.

 

Key performance indicators of Tongwei, GCL Technology, Daqo New Energy and Xinte Energy in the first half of 2024

Top four polysilicon makers incur net losses in first half of 2024

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The polysilicon price crash in China left its mark on the earnings of the world’s four largest polysilicon manufacturers Tongwei, GCL Technology, Daqo New Energy and Xinte Energy in the first half of 2024.

Polysilicon plant of OCI Malaysia in the Samalaju Industrial Park of Bintulu, Sarawak state with huge smoke cloud from a fire caused by the explosion of a feed gas pipe on August 14, 2024

Accident at OCI Malaysia’s polysilicon plant injures ten workers

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A fire after the explosion of a feed gas pipe at OCI Malaysia’s polysilicon plant in Bintulu, Sarawak state has injured ten workers; four have also suffered severe burns. The major accident occurred on August 14.

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