China Investment Advisor in the latest energy industry research department learned that, in 2008 the United States polysilicon production reached 8.3GW, an increase of 81%, accounting for the proportion of the world's total output up to 43%. In addition, the global polysilicon supply increased 127% in MW terms in 2008.
In recent years, the U.S. photovoltaic industry has developed rapidly, and also brought to the country's polysilicon industry growth rapidly. China Investment Advisor Jiang Qian in the energy industry analysts expected that the United States this year's global PV market is expected to become the main growth point. In California and other states of the United States as represented by the local government use tax, as well as preferential loans and other means to encourage renewable energy. And European markets compared to
developed markets due to competition, the U.S. solar market has the advantages of low cost components. Data show that in 2008 the amount of solar cells into the national rankings, the U.S. has the capacity to 342MW ranked third in the world; Second, as a new U.S. President Barack Obama took office, he promulgated a renewable energy plan, and the Government strongly supported the new energy industry trend is evident. Jiang Qian said that before 2005 the world's polysilicon production was 28,000 tons to 30,000 tons, a basic balance between supply and demand. However, since 2005, as a result of the rapid expansion of the global PV industry, driven polysilicon market demand, and emergence of a global shortage of polysilicon, the price soared and reached 480 U.S. dollars / kg in 2008. Although the polysilicon spot price has now dropped to 80 U.S. dollars/kg , the investment continues in polysilicon industry.
China Investment Advisor in the latest release of "2009-2012 China Polysilicon Industry Investment Analysis and Forecast Report" shows that China's current total number of projects under construction in the project polysilicon over 20, with a total investment of more than 70 billion. In China Taiwan Province, the largest polysilicon project to date has ground-breaking. The project is invested Crown Energy Technology Co., Ltd., a Taiwan’s solar manufacturer, with a total investment amounting to RMB40 billion. Not only domestic enterprises, but also international giants of polysilicon expansion plans are ongoing. WACKER is building an annual capacity of 10,000 tons of polysilicon production plant, the investment of which is 760 million euros. In addition, WACKER will also be an additional investment of around 100 million euros for the Burghausen, "the eighth phase of the expansion project". After the expansion, its polysilicon production capacity will increase from 7,000 tons per year to 10,000 tons. Through the above measures, WACKER's polysilicon production capacity will raise from the current 1.5 million tons to 3.5 million tons.
The world's polysilicon production capacity to the continued expansion of demand has far exceeded the scope. Jiang Qian said that with the increase in output and the slowdown of new orders, the polysilicon production capacity will exceed the global demand for more than 55%.
Source: International New Energy Network
