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Silicon jolly

Polysilicon and wafers: Reduced costs and increasing demand are significantly improving the outlook for PV polysilicon and wafer producers in 2014, writes Charles Annis of NPD Solarbuzz.

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pv magazine

28 Nov 2013

The solar PV silicon supply chain has been plagued by weak demand, overcapacity, extremely low selling prices and financial turmoil. These extreme market conditions have forced both polysilicon and wafer makers alike to intensely focus on lowering costs in order to remain viable. At the same time, end-market PV module demand is now rapidly increasing. …

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