polysilicon

Solar supplier Risen Energy has disclosed the details of a RMB44.6 billion (US$ 7 billion) production capacity expansion plan that will certainly cover n-type polysilicon ingots, modules as well as renewables projects.

Solar producer Xinyi Solar is to branch out into polysilicon manufacturing, introducing a joint endeavor to establish a manufacturing base in Yunnan, China, with a preliminary ability of 60,000 metric tons (MT).

Daqo New Energy has started pilot production at its brand-new 35,000 MT Stage 4B polysilicon manufacturing facility, which has actually been completed ahead of timetable.

Solar manufacturing leader LONGi Solar has authorized a two-year wafer supply deal with Chinese PV producer DAS Solar which could be worth up to US$ 1.1 billion.

Canadian Solar has actually warned of solar cell overcapacity next year, pounding the breaks by itself cell manufacturing expansion strategies while accelerating on its module assembly roadmap.

Maxeon Solar Technologies is overhauling its logistics approach after a shipping "logjam" credited to the module manufacturer missing its Q3 deliveries advice.

Hanwha Solutions Corporation has accepted buy a 16.67% risk in Norwegian polysilicon manufacturer REC Silicon in a deal worth around US$ 160 million, with the South Korean chemical company looking to resume REC Silicon's 20,000 MT polysilicon factory in the United States.

The very first production line at a 15GW solar wafer and also cell production center in Chengdu co-owned by Trina Solar as well as Tongwei has actually started to ramp.

'Solar Module Super League' maker JinkoSolar is to invest RMB450 million (US$ 70.3 million) in Tongwei Solar subsidiary Sichuan Yongxiang Energy Technology to assist fund a 100,000 MT high-purity polysilicon facility.

LONGi Solar is to come to be the most recent leading PV module manufacturer to have actually deliveries blocked from going into the US, reports have actually recommended.

Polysilicon producer Daqo New Energy posted record business profits in Q3 2021 as the firm rode a wave of polysilicon cost hikes, however warned of a tough environment for future capacity developments.

Recent solar wafer and cell cost increases from both LONGi Solar and also Tongwei, which have actually seen prices rise by in between 5.6-- 7.7%, have highlighted heightened volatility in the solar supply chain.

Five of the solar market's leading module manufacturers have actually released a joint statement caution of an approaching "crisis" regarding module supplies, urging developers to consider postponing projects and requiring higher cooperation in between upstream and also downstream gamers.

Polysilicon costs have actually risen by 8.6% to RMB230/kg (US$ 35.3/ kg) today following a power dilemma in China that has seen the government order silicon steel manufacturers to curb their procedures.

Solar supplier Tongwei boosted the rates of its cells for the second time in a month on Monday, with polysilicon rates also edging upwards today.