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

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.

Polysilicon price trend 2023 versus 2011

Polysilicon price decline in 2023 vs. 2011 – an amazing parallel

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The comparison between the polysilicon price developments in 2023 and 2011 is the most precise forecast Bernreuter Research has ever made. As it has turned out, the price dropped by 66% in both years.