polysilicon production

Despite policy setbacks, US manufacturing has come a long way since 2022 and shows strong potential looking ahead. Jonathan Touriño Jacobo looks at the data.

US polysilicon company Highland Materials has signed a long-term lease for the site of a planned “next-generation” polysilicon production facility in Tennessee.

China’s leading polysilicon firms are reportedly considering shutting down one third of the country’s polysilicon capacity and restructuring the sector, following years of overcapacity and tumbling prices.

China's PV industry faced significant challenges, with production across the manufacturing chain growing at a slow pace, according to CPIA.

A group of minority shareholders in Norwegian silicon firm REC Silicon has triggered an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the closure of the company’s US polysilicon production site.

The Chinese polysilicon industry could face a shortage by 2028, despite persistent overcapacity in recent years, according to polysilicon market analyst Bernreuter Research.

Korean chemical firm OCI Holdings has reportedly paused public listing plans for its Malaysian polysilicon business amid global stock market uncertainty.

GCL Technology has removed itself from the Xinjiang region and abandoned the Siemens method of polysilicon production.

In its preliminary Q4 and full-year 2024 financial results, Wacker expects its polysilicon earnings to contract by 39%.

Experts and shareholders in REC Silicon have raised questions since the company shut down its Moses Lake, WA polysilicon operation.