This week, the market demand was still weak. The 630 installation rush didn’t go as expected, which may be related to the wait-and-see attitude on the market caused by government’s policy. Due to low demand and the gap betw... more
Price Trend
Mono-Si and Multi-Si Market Conditions Become Different, with Booming Growth for the Former and Sluggish Performance for the Latter: Price Trend |
| published: 2018-05-10 17:49 |
The 630 installation rush hasn’t completely started. Yet, mono-si and multi-si supply chains were different. Upstream polysilicon has entered the peak season and the entire supply and demand became balanced; for midstream s... more
The 630 Installation Rush Doesn't Go as Expected, Prices of the Supply Chain May Be the Factor: Price Trend |
| published: 2018-05-03 16:44 |
This week, China is supposed to step into the start-up stage of the 630 installation rush. The PV cell and module manufacturers should start stocking up. Yet, the actual condition failed to meet expectations. Besides Labor ... more
PV Manufacturers Adopt a Wait-and-See Attitude towards the Market; Si-wafer Quote Becomes the Focus: Price Trend |
| published: 2018-04-26 18:03 |
This week, manufacturers from the upstream and downstream still adopted a wait-and-see attitude towards the market. Although each sector had a new quote, the actual transaction number was low. The reason for this is that there was... more
Upstream Is in Short Supply, While Downstream Undergoes Inventory Digestion: Price Trend |
| published: 2018-04-19 17:35 |
The phenomenon of market demand has fermented, with the momentum originally expected to reflect only demand from the major or first-tier plants beginning to extend to second- and third-tier plants. For midstream and downstream cel... more
Cobalt Prices Soared by More Than 20% in 1Q18, Bringing More Price Pressure to Lithium-ion Batteries |
| published: 2018-04-12 17:54 |
According to the latest data from EnergyTrend, a division of TrendForce, cobalt prices continued to rise in 2018 and soared by more than 20% in the first quarter. The rise of raw material prices results from short-term capital spe... more
Polysilicon Price Rises Slightly, While Inventory Levels Continue to Be Revised Downwards across the Supply Chain: Price Trend |
| published: 2018-04-12 15:50 |
Besides upstream polysilicon price, which has started to change, prices for the rest of the supply chain remained at the same level this week. However, the market has begun to see stock-up orders, reflected in the atmosphere of in... more
PV Market Bounces Back; Price in Each Sector Will Start Increasing in April: Price Trend |
| published: 2018-03-29 17:39 |
This week, price trend became stable. Both polysilicon and PV cell quotes bounced back; owing to inventory digestion and market share competition for mono-si and multi-si wafer manufacturers, si-wafer price slightly declined. Yet,... more
Restocking Trend Is Observed in the End Market; Prices Vary in Each Sector: Price Trend |
| published: 2018-03-22 17:31 |
The 630 installation rush of Chinese market started to stimulate the restocking demands from some dealers. Yet, owing to the different adjustments and releases of capacity for each sector on the supply chain and the unseen end dem... more
Decrease of Polysilicon Material Price Slows down, yet Multi-Si Wafer Price Continues to Drop: Price Trend |
| published: 2018-03-15 16:40 |
In February, price reduction on the supply chain resulted from the weak demand on end market. Yet, the market rebounded in March. The pessimistic attitude disappeared. Each sector started to inquire about the lowest price actively... more
