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Global Polycrystalline Silicon Industry


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NEW YORK, Nov. 7, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue:

Global Polycrystalline Silicon Industry

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This report analyzes the worldwide markets for Polycrystalline Silicon in Metric Tons by the following end-use applications: Semiconductors, and Solar Cells. The report provides separate comprehensive analytics for US, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and Rest of World. Annual estimates and forecasts are provided for the period 2009 through 2017. Also, a six-year historic analysis is provided for these markets. The report profiles 81 companies including many key and niche players such as GCL-Poly Energy Holdings Limited, Hemlock Semiconductor Group, LDK Solar, M. Setek Co. Ltd., MEMC Electronic Materials, Inc., Mitsubishi Polysilicon America Corporation, OCI Company Ltd., OSAKA Titanium technologies Co., Ltd., ReneSola, Renewable Energy Corp. ASA, Tokuyama Corporation, Wacker Chemie AG, and Yingli Green Energy Holding Company Limited. Market data and analytics are derived from primary and secondary research. Company profiles are mostly extracted from URL research and reported select online sources.

1. INTRODUCTION, METHODOLOGY & PRODUCT DEFINITIONS 1

Study Reliability and Reporting Limitations 1

Disclaimers 2

Data Interpretation & Reporting Level 3

Quantitative Techniques & Analytics 3

Product Definitions and Scope of Study 3

Polycrystalline Silicon 3

2. INDUSTRY OVERVIEW 4

Market Outlook 4

Polycrystalline Silicon - An Introduction 4

Volatile Demand-Supply Scenario for Polysilicon 5

Production Far Exceeds Actual Demand 6

Table 1: Global Polysilicon Production Overview (2006-2012):

Breakdown of Annual Capacity by Major Producing Countries -

US, China, Korea, Germany, Japan and Italy (In Tons)

(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 7

Oversupply Situation to Persist 7

Table 2: Oversupply Scenario for the Global Polysilicon

Industry: A Comparative Analysis of Demand and Production for

Years 2007 - 2013 (In Metric Ton) (includes corresponding

Graph/Chart) 8

Imports Rise in China Amid Oversupply 8

Handful of Industry Majors Running the Show 9

Table 3: Global Polysilicon Market (2006-2011): Percentage

Share Breakdown of Annual Production Capacity by Manufacturer

Segmentation - Tier-I Companies, New Entrants and Others

(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 10

Table 4: Global Polycrystalline Silicon Market (2009 & 2010):

Percentage Share Breakdown by Major Producers - Hemlock, OCI

Company, Wacker, GCL-Poly, REC, LDK Solar MEMC, Tokuyama and

Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 12

Factors Influencing Market Growth 13

3. MARKET TRENDS AND ISSUES 14

Semiconductor Industry Dethroned as the Major End-User 14

An Optimistic Future for the Major End-User Industry 14

New Comers Erode Market Share of Traditional Players 14

Siemens - The Widely Used Polysilicon Processing Technology 15

Table 5: Global Polycrystalline Silicon Market (2005 & 2010):

Percentage Share Breakdown by Production Technologies -

Siemens, Fluid Bed Reactor (FBR), Met-Grade and Others

(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 16

Global Silicon Producers and Production Technologies Employed 16

US - the Largest Producer of Polysilicon 17

Table 6: Global Polycrystalline Silicon Production (2008 &

2010): Percentage Share Breakdown by Major Producing Regions

(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 17

China Focuses Mainly on Solar Grade Poly 17

Polysilicon Prices on a Roller-Coaster Ride 18

Long Term and Spot Prices of Polycrystalline Silicon 19

Table 7: Global Polycrystalline Silicon Average Contract and

Spot Prices (2004-2011) (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 19

Is the Huge Demand from Solar Industry Healthy? 20

Improving Utilization of Silicon 20

Traditional Processing Technologies Losing Share to New

Technologies 20

Downstream Companies Secure Raw Material Sources for Future 21

Wafer Based Cells Losing Ground to Thin-Film Technology 21

Table 8: Major PV Technologies - A Comparison of Market

Shares in 2006 and 2010 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 21

The Thin Film Alternative 22

Table 9: Leading Thin-Film Material Based Solar Cell

Developers in the World (2009): Percentage Share Breakdown

by - First Solar, Uni-Solar, Kaneka, Mitsubishi, Sharp,

Trony, Ersol, Honda Soltec, Wurth Solar and Schott (includes

corresponding Graph/Chart) 22

Recycling of Polysilicon 23

Historical Demand Patterns of Polysilicon 23

4. THE GLOBAL PV INDUSTRY - AN OVERVIEW 24

Figure: PV Industry Supply Chain 24

Polysilicon Becoming Cheaper for the Solar Industry 24

Table 10: Cost Structure of a Polysilicon Based Photovoltaic

System Percentage Share Comparison by Type for Years 2008 and

2010 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 25

Supply Exceeds Demand in the Global Photovoltaic Industry 25

Table 11: Global Photovoltaic Market Demand (2008):

Percentage Share Breakdown by Geographic Regions - Spain,

Germany, the United States, Rest of Europe, South Korea,

Italy Japan and Rest of World (includes corresponding

Graph/Chart) 26

Table 12: Global Wafer Production (2009): Percentage Share

Breakdown by Suppliers - LDK Solar, REC (ScanWafer), Yingli

Green Energy, ReneSola, Trina Solar, Kyocera, Sino-American

Silicon, Waferworks, PV Crystalox, Green Energy Technology,

Solarworld (Deutsche Solar), Space Energy, Schott Solar,

Changzou Eging, Solargiga Energy, Bosch Solar Emergy, M

Stetek, Motech Industries and Others (includes corresponding

Graph/Chart) 26

China, the Largest Solar Cell Producer 27

Table 13: Global Solar Cell Production (2009): Percentage

Share Breakdown by Major Producers - Q-Cells, First Solar,

Suntech Power, Sharp, JA Solar, Kyocera, Yingli, Motech,

SunPower, Sanyo and Others (includes corresponding

Graph/Chart) 27

Prices of Solar Panels Fall in 2009 - A Recent Past Scenario 28

Table 14: Global Solar Module Production (2009): Percentage

Share Breakdown by Major Producers - Suntech, Sharp, Kyocera,

FirstSolar, Sanyo, Yingli Green Energy, SolarWorld,

Mitsubishi, BP Solar, SunPower and Others (includes

corresponding Graph/Chart) 28

Deeper Vertical Integration in the PV Industry to Control

Polysilicon Production 28

Future Demand Largely Depends on Governmental Intervention 28

Downtrend Trend in Component Prices to Cause Changes in

Industry Functioning 29

Solar Energy to Increase its Share in the Global Energy

Resource Proportion 29

Table 15: Global Energy Mix (2010): Percentage Share

Breakdown by Energy Sources - Coal, Oil, Natural Gas,

Nuclear, Hydro and Solar (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 29

Photovoltaic Cell Technologies 30

Table 16: Photovoltaic Cell Technologies (2010): Percentage

Breakdown by Technologies - Crystalline Silicon

(Polycrystalline Silicon and Monocrystalline Silicon) and

Thin Film (a-Si, Rubban, CdTe and CIS/ CIGS) (includes

corresponding Graph/Chart) 30

Governments Lend a Helping Hand 30

5. PRODUCT OVERVIEW 31

Silicon-An Overview 31

Polycrystalline Silicon or Polysilicon 31

Solar Energy - Historical Background 32

Silicon Processing 32

Refining of Silicon 32

Siemens Process 33

Trichlorisilane - The Main Feedstock Chemical 33

Fluidized Bed Reactor Method 33

Major Differences Between Siemens and FBR Technologies 34

Vapor-to-Liquid Deposition 34

Ingots 34

Czochralski Method 34

Floating Zone Method 35

Directional Solidification/Casting 35

Sheet/Ribbon 35

Existing Versus Newer Technologies 35

Silicon Wafers 36

Semiconductors 36

Solar Cells or Photovoltaic Cells 37

Module and System 38

Working of Solar Cells 38

Production Technology for Silicon Wafer-Based Photovoltaic

Modules 38

Preparation of Wafers 38

Creating P-N Junction 39

N-Type 39

P-Type 39

Contact formation 39

Anti-Reflective Coating 40

Module Assembly 40

Module Encapsulation 40

6. RECENT INDUSTRY ACTIVITY 41

MEMC and Samsung Fine Chemicals Set up a Joint Venture 41

Hanwha to Establish Polysilicon Plant 41

Tokuyama to Expand Production Capacity 41

GT Solar Bags Order From OCI Company 41

PTC to Set Up a New Facility in Al Jubai Industry City 41

REC Intends to Discontinue Wafer and Cell Production in Norway 42

KCC Acquires Stake in Polysilicon Technology 42

Total Acquires Minority Stake in AE Polysilicon 42

SiC Processing Acquires Stake in Iosil Energy 43

GCL-Poly Energy Holding Acquires Majority Stake in KONCA Solar 43

SolarWorld Acquires Minor Stake in Qatar Solar Technologies 43

FerroTec Acquires Integrated Materials 43

Calisolar Acquires 6N Silicon 43

Posco to Acquire Elkem 44

SunSi Energies and ZBC Facility Ink Distribution Agreement for

Trichlorosilane 44

LDK Solar Inks Sales Agreement with BYD Company 44

SunEdison and First Reserve Enter into Joint Venture for

Funding Solar Energy Projects 44

Mascotte Holdings Enters into Agreement with Sun Materials

Technology and Hareon Solar Technology 45

First Energy Bank Sets Up Production Unit 45

LDK Solar Commences Commercial Production in Second

Polysilicon Train 45

Centrotherm Commissions Polysilicon Unit for TPSI 46

Wacker Commences Production in New Facilities 46

OCI Enters into Alliance with Yingli 46

Hoku Amends Supply Contract with Suntech 46

Hoku Amends Supply Agreement with Solarfun Power 47

Hoku Commences Polysilicon Production in Idaho Plant 47

Solarfun Inks Product Supply Contract with GCL- Poly Energy 47

LDK Solar Secures Supply Contract from Shanxi Lu'an 47

GCL Inks Supply Contract with JA Solar 48

WACKER Chemie to Establish New Polysilicon Manufacturing Facility 48

Eurasian Development Bank and NITOL Enter into Agreement 48

Tokuyama Awards EPC Contract to Chiyoda for Polycrystalline

Silicon Plant 48

MBM Holdings to Establish Polysilicon Plant 49

OCI to Expand Polycrystalline Silicon Plant Capacity 49

Suntech Acquires Minority Stake in Asia Silicon 49

Yingli Green Energy Acquires Cyber Power 49

Gcl-Poly Energy Holdings Acquires Jiangsu Zhongneng Silicon

Technology Department 50

LDK Solar Sells Minority Stake to Jiangxi International Trust

and Investment 50

AU Optronics to Acquire 50% Stake in M. Setek 50

Hemlock Semiconductor Group Commences Operations of Production

Facility 50

ZhaoGe RiGuang Commences First Phase of Polysilicon Project 50

GD Power Development to Build Polysilicon Project 51

Dongli Real Estate Group to Build Polycrystalline Silicon

Production Unit 51

BHEL to Establish Integrated Photovoltaic Plant 51

Guodian Yinglite Energy to Set Up a 5000 TPA Polysilicon

Facility in China 51

Yingli Green Commences In-house Polysilicon Production 51

Motech Industries Makes Additional Investments in AE Polysilicon 52

Sphere Renewable Energy to Develop Subsidiary in Toledo 52

OCI to Restart Construction on New Polysilicon Plant 52

Tianwei Baobian Conducts Trial Run of New Polysilicon Plant 52

Phoenix Photovoltaic to Establish Polysilicon Project 52

BEL to Diversify into Solar Power Generation 53

Wacker Chemie to Build Polysilicon Plant in Nunchritz 53

Tokuyama Corporation to Establish Polycrystalline Silicon

Facility 53

Asia Silicon, Yichang Nanbo, Ningxia Sunshine Establish

Polysilicon Facilities 53

Wacker to Establish Polysilicon Production Facility 53

DC Chemical Undergoes Name Change, Known as OCI Company Ltd 53

Solon Acquires Estelux 54

Suntech and DC Chemical Ink Polysilicon Supply Agreement 54

Suntech and GCL Silicon Ink Polysilicon and Wafer Supply

Agreements 54

JA Solar and M.SETEK Enter into Polysilicon Agreement 54

Yingli Green Energy Enters into Polysilicon Supply Agreement

with Wacker Chemie 55

Baogang Inks Agreement with China Metallurgical Group 55

Wacker Chemie Expands Burghausen Facility 55

Fengwei New Energy to Set up Polysilicon Project in Inner

Mongolia 55

Osaka Titanium to Add Polysilicon Capacity to its Kishiwada

Factory 55

Environ Energy to Set Up a Polysilicon Project in India 56

DC Chemical to Set Up a Third Polysilicon Plant in Gunsan 56

SunTech Renews Existing Polysilicon Supply Agreement with Nitol 56

LDK Solar Obtains Expansion Approval for 3 Polysilicon Projects 56

Tebian Electric Establishes Polycrystalline Manufacturing Unit 56

Sinosteel To Fund Polysilicon Project 56

Sichuan Yongxiang Expands Polycrystalline Production Facilities 56

Tokuyama to Establish Polysilicon Facility in Malaysia 57

Bhaskar Silicon to Establish Polysilicon Solar Project 57

Hemlock Semiconductor Group to Expand Capacity 57

Hemlock Semiconductor Group Commences Operations of New Facility 57

SunPower Inks Polysilicon Agreements 57

Japan Solar Silicon to Establish Polysilicon Facility 58

Jiangsu Zhongneng to Establish Polycrystalline Silicon Facilities 58

Mining-Chemical Combine Establishes First Polycrystalline

Silicon Plant in Russia 58

Dalu Group and Space Energy Corporation Ink Supply Contract 58

DC Chemical Secures Contract from Yingli 58

7. FOCUS ON SELECT KEY PLAYERS 59

GCL-Poly Energy Holdings Limited (China) 59

Hemlock Semiconductor Group (US) 59

LDK Solar (China) 59

M. Setek Co. Ltd (Japan) 60

MEMC Electronic Materials, Inc. (US) 60

Mitsubishi Polysilicon America Corporation (US) 60

OCI Company Ltd (South Korea) 60

OSAKA Titanium technologies Co., Ltd (Japan) 61

ReneSola (China) 61

Renewable Energy Corp. ASA (Norway) 61

Tokuyama Corporation (Japan) 62

Wacker Chemie AG (Germany) 62

Yingli Green Energy Holding Company Limited (China) 62

8. GLOBAL MARKET PERSPECTIVE 64

Table 17: World Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis for

Polycrystalline Silicon by Geographic Region - US, Japan,

Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), and Rest of World

Markets Independently Analyzed with Volume Consumption in

Metric Tons for Years 2009 through 2017 (includes

corresponding Graph/Chart) 64

Table 18: World Historic Review for Polycrystalline Silicon by

Geographic Region - US, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding

Japan), and Rest of World Markets Independently Analyzed with

Volume Consumption in Metric Tons for Years 2003 through 2008

(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 65

Table 19: World 15-Year Perspective for Polycrystalline

Silicon by Geographic Region - Percentage Breakdown of Volume

Consumption for US, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding

Japan), and Rest of World Markets for Years 2003, 2010 and

2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 66

Table 20: World Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis for

Polycrystalline Silicon Consumption in Semiconductor

Applications by Geographic Region - US, Japan, Europe,

Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), and Rest of World Markets

Independently Analyzed with Volume Consumption in Metric Tons

for Years 2009 through 2017 (includes corresponding

Graph/Chart) 67

Table 21: World Historic Review for Polycrystalline Silicon

Consumption in Semiconductor Applications by Geographic Region

- US, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), and Rest

of World Markets Independently Analyzed with Volume

Consumption in Metric Tons for Years 2003 through 2008

(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 68

Table 22: World 15-Year Perspective for Polycrystalline

Silicon Consumption in Semiconductor Applications by

Geographic Region - Percentage Breakdown of Volume Consumption

for US, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), and

Rest of World Markets for Years 2003, 2010 and 2017 (includes

corresponding Graph/Chart) 69

Table 23: World Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis for

Polycrystalline Silicon Consumption in Solar Cells Application

by Geographic Region - US, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific

(excluding Japan), and Rest of World Markets Independently

Analyzed with Volume Consumption in Metric Tons for Years 2009

through 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 70

Table 24: World Historic Review for Polycrystalline Silicon

Consumption in Solar Cells Application by Geographic Region -

US, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), and Rest of

World Markets Independently Analyzed with Volume Consumption

in Metric Tons for Years 2003 through 2008 (includes

corresponding Graph/Chart) 71

Table 25: World 15-Year Perspective for Polycrystalline

Silicon Consumption in Solar Cells Application by Geographic

Region - Percentage Breakdown of Volume Consumption for US,

Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), and Rest of

World Markets for Years 2003, 2010 and 2017 (includes

corresponding Graph/Chart) 72

9. THE UNITED STATES 73

A.Market Analysis 73

Outlook 73

An Overview of the US Market for Polysilicon 73

Table 26: US Polysilicon Production (2005-2011): Breakdown

of Volume Production in Metric Tons (includes corresponding

Graph/Chart) 73

Table 27: Solar Grade Silicon Production in the US (2008):

Breakdown of Production in Metric Tons by Major Companies -

Solar Grade Silicon, Hemlock Semiconductor Corp, MEMC and

Mitsubishi Polysilicon America (includes corresponding

Graph/Chart) 74

US Polycrystalline Industry on a Capacity Expansion Spree 74

US PV Industry Left Behind 74

Photovoltaic Market Set to Witness Growth Within US 74

Table 28: US Solar Energy Market Structure (2010):

Percentage Breakdown by Applications - Commercial,

Residential, Electric Power, Industrial and Transportation

(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 75

Table 29: US Energy Generation (2010): Percentage Share

Breakdown by Sources - Coal, Nuclear, Natural Gas, Hydro

Petroleum, Non-Solar Renewable and Solar (includes

corresponding Graph/Chart) 75

Recent Industry Activity 76

Key Players 79

B.Market Analytics 81

Table 30: US Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis for

Polycrystalline Silicon by Application- Semiconductors and

Solar Cells Independently Analyzed with Volume Consumption

in Metric Tons for Years 2009 through 2017 (includes

corresponding Graph/Chart) 81

Table 31: US Historic Review for Polycrystalline Silicon by

Application - Semiconductors and Solar Cells Independently

Analyzed with Volume Consumption in Metric Tons for Years

2003 through 2008 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 82

Table 32: US 15-Year Perspective for Polycrystalline Silicon

by Application - Percentage Breakdown of Volume Consumption

for Semiconductors and Solar Cells for Years 2003, 2010 and

2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 83

10. JAPAN 84

A.Market Analysis 84

Outlook 84

Polysilicon Production in Japan 84

Table 33: Japanese Solar Energy Market (2011): Percentage

Breakdown by Applications - Residential and Commercial and

Industrial (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 84

Table 34: Japanese Energy Source Mix (2010): Percentage

Breakdown by Energy Resources - Hydropower, Biomass/Waste,

Geothermal, Wind and Solar (includes corresponding

Graph/Chart) 85

Impact of 2011 Earthquake on Japanese Polysilicon Production 85

Recent Industry Activity 85

Key Players 87

B.Market Analytics 88

Table 35: Japanese Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis

for Polycrystalline Silicon by Application - Semiconductors

and Solar Cells Independently Analyzed with Volume

Consumption in Metric Tons for Years 2009 through 2017

(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 88

Table 36: Japanese Historic Review for Polycrystalline

Silicon by Application - Semiconductors and Solar Cells

Independently Analyzed with Volume Consumption in Metric

Tons for Years 2003 through 2008 (includes corresponding

Graph/Chart) 89

Table 37: Japanese 15-Year Perspective for Polycrystalline

Silicon by Application - Percentage Breakdown of Volume

Consumption for Semiconductors and Solar Cells for Years

2003, 2010 and 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 90

11. EUROPE 91

A.Market Analysis 91

Outlook 91

The European Solar Market Faces Threat from China and US 91

B.Market Analytics 92

Table 38: European Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis

for Polycrystalline Silicon by Geographic Region- Germany

and Rest of Europe Markets Independently Analyzed with

Volume Consumption in Metric Tons for Years 2009 through

2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 92

Table 39: European Historic Review for Polycrystalline

Silicon by Geographic Region - Germany and Rest of Europe

Markets Independently Analyzed with Volume Consumption in

Metric Tons for Years 2003 through 2008 (includes

corresponding Graph/Chart) 93

Table 40: European 15-Year Perspective for Polycrystalline

Silicon by Geographic Region-Germany and Rest of Europe

Markets Independently Analyzed with Volume Consumption in

Metric Tons for Years 2003, 2010 and 2017 (includes

corresponding Graph/Chart) 94

Table 41: European Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis

for Polycrystalline Silicon by Application - Semiconductors

and Solar Cells Independently Analyzed with Volume

Consumption in Metric Tons for Years 2009 through 2017

(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 95

Table 42: European Historic Review for Polycrystalline

Silicon by Application - Semiconductors and Solar Cells

Independently Analyzed with Volume Consumption in Metric

Tons for Years 2003 through 2008 (includes corresponding

Graph/Chart) 96

Table 43: European 15-Year Perspective for Polycrystalline

Silicon by Application - Percentage Breakdown of Volume

Consumption for Semiconductors and Solar Cells for Years

2003, 2010 and 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 97

11a. GERMANY 98

A.Market Analysis 98

Outlook 98

Recent Industry Activity 98

Key Player 99

B.Market Analytics 100

Table 44: Germany Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis

for Polycrystalline Silicon by Application - Semiconductors

and Solar Cells Independently Analyzed with Volume

Consumption in Metric Tons for Years 2009 through 2017

(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 100

Table 45: Germany Historic Review for Polycrystalline

Silicon by Application - Semiconductors and Solar Cells

Independently Analyzed with Volume Consumption in Metric

Tons for Years 2003 through 2008 (includes corresponding

Graph/Chart) 101

Table 46: Germany 15-Year Perspective for Polycrystalline

Silicon by Application - Percentage Breakdown of Volume

Consumption for Semiconductors and Solar Cells for Years

2003, 2010 and 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 102

11b. REST OF EUROPE 103

A.Market Analysis 103

Outlook 103

Spanish Photovoltaic Market Collapses 103

Russia - An Emerging Market for Solar Power Production 103

Recent Industry Activity 103

Key Player 104

B.Market Analytics 105

Table 47: Rest of Europe Recent Past, Current and Future

Analysis for Polycrystalline Silicon by Application -

Semiconductors and Solar Cells Independently Analyzed with

Volume Consumption in Metric Tons for Years 2009 through

2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 105

Table 48: Rest of Europe Historic Review for Polycrystalline

Silicon by Application - Semiconductors and Solar Cells

Independently Analyzed with Volume Consumption in Metric

Tons for Years 2003 through 2008 (includes corresponding

Graph/Chart) 106

Table 49: Rest of Europe 15-Year Perspective for

Polycrystalline Silicon by Application - Percentage

Breakdown of Volume Consumption for Semiconductors and Solar

Cells for Years 2003, 2010 and 2017 (includes corresponding

Graph/Chart) 107

12. ASIA-PACIFIC 108

A.Market Analysis 108

Outlook 108

B.Market Analytics 109

Table 50: Asia-Pacific Recent Past, Current and Future

Analysis for Polycrystalline Silicon by Country/Region -

China and Rest of Asia-Pacific Independently Analyzed with

Volume Consumption in Metric Tons for Years 2009 through

2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 109

Table 51: Asia-Pacific Historic Review for Polycrystalline

Silicon by Country/Region - China and Rest of Asia-Pacific

Independently Analyzed with Volume Consumption in Metric

Tons for Years 2003 through 2008 (includes corresponding

Graph/Chart) 110

Table 52: Asia-Pacific 15-Year Perspective for

Polycrystalline Silicon by Country/Region - Percentage

Breakdown of Volume Consumption for China and Rest of

Asia-Pacific for Years 2003, 2010 and 2017 (includes

corresponding Graph/Chart) 111

Table 53: Asia-Pacific Recent Past, Current and Future

Analysis for Polycrystalline Silicon by Application -

Semiconductors and Solar Cells Independently Analyzed with

Volume Consumption in Metric Tons for Years 2009 through

2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 112

Table 54: Asia-Pacific Historic Review for Polycrystalline

Silicon by Application - Semiconductors and Solar Cells

Independently Analyzed with Volume Consumption in Metric

Tons for Years 2003 through 2008 (includes corresponding

Graph/Chart) 113

Table 55: Asia-Pacific 15-Year Perspective for

Polycrystalline Silicon by Application - Percentage

Breakdown of Volume Consumption for Semiconductors and Solar

Cells for Years 2003, 2010 and 2017 (includes corresponding

Graph/Chart) 114

12a. CHINA 115

A.Market Analysis 115

Outlook 115

China - A Leading Player in the Asian Market 115

Polysilicon Market in China Shining After a Gloomy Period 116

Lack of Technological Expertise - A Major Roadblock 116

Pre-Crisis Scenario in China's Polycrystalline Silicon Market 117

An Outlook for Production 117

Prices Pick Up in 2010 Amid Short Supply 117

Polysilicon to Become a Thin Profit Margin Market 118

Chinese Production Statistics 118

Table 56: Chinese Polysilicon Production (2005-2010)-

Breakdown of Annual Capacity in Metric Tons (includes

corresponding Graph/Chart) 118

Table 57: Chinese Polysilicon Production (2010):

Percentage Share Breakdown by Major Manufacturers (In

Metric Tons) (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 119

China Continues to Rely on Imports for Polysilicon 119

Table 58: Chinese Polycrystalline Silicon Imports (2010):

Percentage Share Break Down by Exporting Country - The

United States, Germany, South Korea, Japan and Others

(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 120

A Tight Supply Situation in the Spot Market 120

Pollution Caused by Byproducts - A Major Threat 120

Industry Paradox - Cost of Domestic Poly Production Higher

than Imports 121

Overcapacity Compels Government for Drastic Corrective Measures 121

China Looks Beyond Borders for Capacity Expansions 122

Market Consolidation a Thing of the Past 122

Bringing Down Production Costs - a Major Challenge 122

Major Players Focus on Enhancing Polysilicon Quality to Meet

International Standards 123

High Energy Conversion Capability of Monocrystalline Silicon

Panels 123

Table 59: Energy Conversion Efficiency of Technologies -

Crystalline (Monocrystalline and Polycrystalline) and Thin

Film Technologies (Amorphous Silicon, Amorphous with

Monocrystalline Silicon, Cadmium Telluride and Copper

Indium Diselenide) 124

Table 60: Chinese Crystalline Cell Shipments (2008):

Percentage Share Breakdown by Types of Crystalline Cells -

Polycrystalline Silicon Cell and Monocrystalline Silicon

Cell (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 124

Thin-Film PV to Offer Advantage over Polysilicon-based PV 124

Can Thin-Film Solar Cell Make a Mark in the Chinese Market? 125

Solar Power to Drive Future Market Growth 125

Exports of PV Cells Witnessing a Boom Despite Slump in

Domestic Demand 126

Solar Electricity Becomes Increasingly Cheaper in China 126

Table 61: Chinese PV Installations For the Years 2003-2010

(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 127

Table 62: Chinese Energy Generation (2010): Percentage

Share Breakdown by Sources - Coal, Oil, Hydro, Natural,

Nuclear and Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 127

Table 63: Chinese PV Market (2010): Percentage Share

Breakdown by Market Sectors - Rural Electrification,

Communication and Industrial Applications, Solar PV

Appliances, On-grid PV Systems in Buildings and Large Scale

Power Stations in Deserts (includes corresponding

Graph/Chart) 128

Table 64: Chinese Photovoltaic Industry (2010): Breakdown

by Number of Manufacturers for Industry Type - Solar Panel,

Silicon Wafer, Silicon Ingot, Solar Cell and Polysilicon

(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 128

Time to Strengthen Domestic PV Market 129

Suntech Power - China's Largest Solar Panel Manufacturer 129

Silicon Metal - Main Feedstock for Polycrystalline Silicon 129

Table 65: Chinese Silicon Metal Demand (2010): Percentage

Share Breakdown by Segments - Aluminum Silicon Alloy,

Organic Silicon, Polycrystalline Silicon and Others

(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 129

Recent Industry Activity 130

Key Players 137

B.Market Analytics 139

Table 66: Chinese Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis

for Polycrystalline Silicon by Application - Semiconductors

and Solar Cells Independently Analyzed with Volume

Consumption in Metric Tons for Years 2009 through 2017

(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 139

Table 67: Chinese Historic Review for Polycrystalline

Silicon by Application - Semiconductors and Solar Cells

Independently Analyzed with Volume Consumption in Metric

Tons for Years 2003 through 2008 (includes corresponding

Graph/Chart) 140

Table 68: Chinese 15-Year Perspective for Polycrystalline

Silicon by Application - Percentage Breakdown of Volume

Consumption for Semiconductors and Solar Cells for Years

2003, 2010 and 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 141

12b. REST OF ASIA-PACIFIC 142

A.Market Analysis 142

Outlook 142

Select Regional Analysis 142

India 142

Dynamics of Indian Photovoltaic Market 142

Key Considerations for New Entrants in the Indian

Polysilicon Market 142

South Korea 143

South Korea - An Emerging Star 143

Recent Industry Activity 144

Key Players 148

B.Market Analytics 148

Table 69: Rest of Asia-Pacific Recent Past, Current and

Future Analysis for Polycrystalline Silicon by Application -

Semiconductors and Solar Cells Independently Analyzed with

Volume Consumption in Metric Tons for Years 2009 through

2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 148

Table 70: Rest of Asia-Pacific Historic Review for

Polycrystalline Silicon by Application - Semiconductors and

Solar Cells Independently Analyzed with Volume Consumption

in Metric Tons for Years 2003 through 2008 (includes

corresponding Graph/Chart) 149

Table 71: Rest of Asia-Pacific 15-Year Perspective for

Polycrystalline Silicon by Applications Application -

Percentage Breakdown of Volume Consumption for

Semiconductors and Solar Cells for Years 2003, 2010 and 2017

(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 150

13. REST OF WORLD 151

A.Market Analysis 151

Outlook 151

Recent Industry Activity 151

B.Market Analytics 152

Table 72: Rest of World Recent Past, Current and Future

Analysis for Polycrystalline Silicon by Application -

Semiconductors and Solar Cells Independently Analyzed with

Volume Consumption in Metric Tons for Years 2009 through

2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 152

Table 73: Rest of World Historic Review for Polycrystalline

Silicon by Application - Semiconductors and Solar Cells

Independently Analyzed with Volume Consumption in Metric

Tons for Years 2003 through 2008 (includes corresponding

Graph/Chart) 153

Table 74: Rest of World 15-Year Perspective for

Polycrystalline Silicon by Application - Percentage

Breakdown of Volume Consumption for Semiconductors and Solar

Cells for Years 2003, 2010 and 2017 (includes corresponding

Graph/Chart) 154

COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE

Total Companies Profiled: 81 (including Divisions/Subsidiaries - 91)

Region/Country Players

The United States 17

Canada 1

Japan 11

Europe 16

France 2

Germany 5

The United Kingdom 1

Italy 1

Spain 1

Rest of Europe 6

Asia-Pacific (Excluding Japan) 42

Latin America 1

Middle-East 3

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