Price of polysilicon decreased this week both for p-type and n-type materials with the former dropping below the historic low of US$6.75/kg reached in June 2020.
Major Chinese polysilicon producer Daqo New Energy saw both production and sales of polysilicon increase by around 50% in 2023 compared with 2022, whilst the dramatic drop in polysilicon prices slashed revenues from US$4.6 billion to US$2.3 billion over the same period.
Polysilicon imports to China have fallen to their lowest levels since 2011 as non-Chinese polysilicon producers have shipped greater volumes to Southeast Asia, according to a recent report from Bernreuter Research.
Members of the European Parliament, the ESMC and Uyghur representative groups discussed the alleged ongoing forced labour and exploitation of the Uyghur population in Xinjiang province.
The European Solar Manufacturing Council (ESMC) has written an open letter to the EU calling for “robust regulation” of forced labour in the solar supply chain.
Xinjiang Daqo, the Chinese subsidiary of polysilicon manufacturer Daqo New Energy, has signed an investment agreement to build a new silicon-based facility in China.
According to reports from Norwegian media outlets, the price of electricity in Norway, alongside worldwide overproduction of polysilicon, made REC’s operations untenable in comparison with its Chinese competitors.
