Featured in Brave new world – 01-2012

Crash strategies

Raw materials: In spite of declining prices, the leading manufacturers of solar polysilicon still have their sights set on expansion. Thus they aim to be prepared for an upswing in global demand in the next few years. According to financial analysts the global shake-out in the sector has already begun.

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pv magazine

09 Jan 2012

The extreme price wars and fierce competition on the international solar market are bringing forth some strange fruit. Manufacturers are offering increasing quantities of merchandise, although customers do not want to buy any more. And although prices are plummeting, they continue to do so nonetheless. In the case of solar silicon the prices for the …

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