New round of solar polysilicon, wafer and cell price increases as supply disturbance continues

• Solar polysilicon, wafer and also cell prices have all risen once again in the past week as demand continued to overtake supply, with COVID-19 lockdowns in China remaining to interfere with the value chain.

Last week saw wafer service providers LONGi and also Zhonghuan Semiconductor (TZS) and also cell producer Tongwei all instigate another round of price increases, the most recent in a string of walks to the cost of solar PV materials and also components considering that the turn of the year.

LONGi enhanced the price of its wafers across the board. 182mm (M10) wafers rose partially to RMB6.86 (US$) per piece-- the company having just previously raised the prices of 182mm wafers 2 weeks prior-- while extra worldly price increases were recorded for its 166mm and also 158.75 mm wafers.

TZS meanwhile additionally increased the prices of its wafers, rising around 1% contrasted to the previous estimate released on 2 April 2022.

PV cell manufacturer Tongwei raised its prices for Might recently, confirming minimal increases to prices for its 210mm and also 182mm cells. Both prices raised by RMB0.01/ W-- to RMB1.14/ W as well as RMB1.18/ W specifically-- compared to Tongwei's previous pricing upgrade on 14 April 2022. Prices for 166mm cells remained at RMB1.17/ W.

Polysilicon pricing, at the same time, rose once more, one of the most current standard prices for the material, as published by PVInfoLink as well as EnergyTrend last week, having actually risen above the RMB250/kg-- inclusive of China's 20% sales tax-- for the first time considering that December 2021.