Press Releases from Bernreuter Research (19 total)

Bernreuter Research: Non-Chinese producers shift shipments to wafer plants in Vietnam Würzburg (Germany), February 28, 2024 - Polysilicon imports into China have fallen to the lowest level since 2011. According to Chinese customs statistics, imports of the feedstock for solar cells and semiconductors slumped by 28.5% from 88,093 metric tons (MT) in 2022 to 62,965 MT in 2023. This volume is even slightly less than the 64,614 MT reached in 2011. "The…

Bernreuter Research: Oversupply will push new entrants out of the market in 2024 Würzburg (Germany), November 28, 2023 - Chinese polysilicon market leader Tongwei will usher in a phase of fierce cut-throat competition in 2024. "Tongwei is planning to bring 575,000 tons of new production capacity on stream next year, whereas we expect a market growth of 200,000 tons at most," says Johannes Bernreuter, head of Bernreuter Research and author of…

Bernreuter Research: Oversupply inevitable with China's unabated expansion Würzburg (Germany) - Chinese polysilicon manufacturer Tongwei has extended its position as world market leader. In 2022 the company produced 1.6 times as much polysilicon for solar cells as the second largest manufacturer, GCL Technology, and even twice as much as the third biggest, Daqo New Energy, reports Bernreuter Research. The polysilicon market expert has published its latest ranking of the top ten…

Bernreuter Research: China's share in global output close to 90% in 2022 Würzburg (Germany), February 22, 2023 - After an interim high in 2021, polysilicon imports into China dropped again in 2022. According to Chinese customs statistics, imports of the feedstock for solar cells slumped by 23% from 114,203 metric tons (MT) in 2021 to 88,093 MT in 2022. "Following the severe polysilicon shortage in 2021, the ramp-up of new production capacities…

Bernreuter Research warns of China's dominance in the polysilicon industry Würzburg (Germany) - Tongwei and GCL Technology (the freshly renamed GCL-Poly Energy) are the new leading duo in the polysilicon industry, according to Bernreuter Research. The polysilicon market expert has published its latest ranking of the top ten producers on its website today: https://www.bernreuter.com/polysilicon/manufacturers/#the-top-ten-ranking-of-the-world-s-largest-polysilicon-manufacturers After Tongwei superseded Germany-based Wacker Chemie as the world's largest polysilicon manufacturer in 2020, GCL ousted Wacker from the…

Bernreuter Research: Top four manufacturers will all be Chinese in 2022 Würzburg (Germany) – The world’s four largest polysilicon manufacturers in 2022 will all be based in China, predicts Bernreuter Research. The polysilicon industry expert has published its latest ranking of the top ten producers on its website today: https://www.bernreuter.com/polysilicon/manufacturers/ Germany-based Wacker Chemie, which became the global number one after opening its third polysilicon plant in the U.S. state of Tennessee in…

Bernreuter Research: Plant shutdowns in South Korea lead to 30% decline Würzburg (Germany) – China imported significantly less polysilicon, the feedstock for solar cells, in 2020. According to Chinese customs statistics, polysilicon imports slumped by 30% from 144,503 metric tons (MT) in 2019 to 100,776 MT in 2020. “Although South Korea still exported sizeable volumes from inventories to China throughout the year, the shutdown of a production capacity of 60,500 tons –…

New report from Bernreuter Research: Risk of oversupply looms in 2022/2023 Würzburg (Germany), December 10, 2020 – After three years of nearly stagnant demand, the polysilicon industry is entering a new phase of dynamic growth. “As photovoltaic power plants have become the cheapest source of energy, global PV installations will increase in the coming years more rapidly than many think today. This will drive the demand for polysilicon,” says Johannes Bernreuter,…

Bernreuter Research provides market analysis, top ten ranking, price trends and news Würzburg (Germany), July 8, 2020 – Polysilicon industry expert Bernreuter Research has just provided a new, comprehensive information platform on its relaunched website. “We want to offer everyone interested in the polysilicon, solar or semiconductor markets easily accessible, useful information of high quality. That’s exactly what we stand for as a provider of in-depth polysilicon market reports,” says Johannes…

Bernreuter Research: Polysilicon supply is sufficient for this milestone Würzburg (Germany), October 24, 2017 – The newly installed photovoltaic (PV) capacity worldwide will exceed 95 gigawatts (GW) in 2017, according to the latest forecast of Bernreuter Research. "Supply of the feedstock polysilicon would even allow PV installations to reach 100 GW if inventories were strongly reduced," says Johannes Bernreuter, head of the market research firm and author of the Polysilicon Market…

Bernreuter Research: Solar industry will reduce wafer kerf loss considerably Würzburg (Germany), June 20, 2017 – The average silicon consumption for manufacturing multi- and monocrystalline solar cells will drop from 4.8 grams per watt (g/W) in 2016 by 25% to 3.6 g/W in 2020. This is the result of a new scenario developed by the polysilicon market research firm Bernreuter Research. "Besides the increasing market share of monocrystalline cells with their…

Bernreuter Research: German producer has superseded GCL-Poly as No. 1 Würzburg (Germany), March 30, 2017 – The German chemicals group Wacker Chemie AG has become the world's largest manufacturer of polysilicon, the feedstock for semiconductors and solar cells. With a production volume of more than 70,000 metric tons (MT) in 2016, Wacker superseded Jiangsu Zhongneng Polysilicon, a subsidiary of GCL-Poly Energy Holdings Ltd. in China, which produced 69,345 MT. Jiangsu Zhongneng…

Bernreuter Research predicts short-term increase followed by downtrend Würzburg (Germany), July 10, 2014 – Rising demand in China and the delayed ramp-up of new production capacities will drive up the polysilicon price in the third quarter, according to the latest analysis made by polysilicon market research firm Bernreuter Research."We expect the spot price to climb up to US$23/kg from the current $21/kg before it will drop to a range of $18…

Bernreuter Research warns of overestimating fluidized bed reactor (FBR) Würzburg (Germany), February 27, 2014 – The latest announcement of US manufacturer REC Silicon Inc. that it would establish a new polysilicon plant with an annual production capacity of 19,000 metric tons (MT) has highlighted an upcoming trend in the polysilicon industry: the rise of fluidized bed reactor (FBR) technology. Like REC, China-based GCL-Poly Energy Holdings Ltd., the world's largest polysilicon manufacturer,…

Both producers profit from latest Chinese rulings, says Bernreuter Research Würzburg (Germany), January 30, 2014 – Wacker Chemie AG and OCI Company Ltd., the world's No. 2 and 3 polysilicon manufacturers, respectively, are the big winners after the latest rulings of the Chinese Ministry of Commerce (Mofcom) regarding anti-dumping and anti-subsidy duties on polysilicon imports into China. While final duty rates of up to 57% have been imposed on US manufacturers…

New report from Bernreuter Research: Oversupply returns after short recovery Würzburg (Germany), January 8, 2014 – After a short recovery in 2013, the polysilicon industry is once again steering towards oversupply. This is one of the conclusions of the latest global polysilicon market report from Bernreuter Research, The 2014 Who's Who of Solar Silicon Production. "Although shutting down capacities of approximately 135,000 metric tons (MT) since 2011 has solved the oversupply…

Würzburg (Germany), January 8, 2013 – The global polysilicon industry will return to the path of growth and increase its production by 6.5% in 2013, according to the latest analysis of Bernreuter Research. The polysilicon market research firm projects the global polysilicon net demand – including that of the semiconductor industry, but excluding the consumption of inventories – will amount to approximately 250,000 metric tons (MT) this year. The spot…

Bernreuter Research issues new report on companies, supply and demand Frankfurt/Main (Germany), September 25, 2012 – After a shakeout of nearly 40 manufacturers, the polysilicon industry will slowly recover from oversupply by 2014. 2015 could already see the harbingers of a new polysilicon shortage. This is one of the conclusions of the new market research report The 2012 Who’s Who of Solar Silicon Production, which Bernreuter Research today presented during the…

Würzburg (Germany), October 27, 2010 - Polysilicon production in 2010 will be sufficient to manufacture solar modules made of crystalline silicon cells with a total power of 17 gigawatts (GW). In 2011, silicon supply for the photovoltaic (PV) industry will even be equivalent to 27.5 GW of crystalline modules, according to the latest forecast of the market research firm Bernreuter Research. The total power of crystalline modules produced annually is…