2. Executive Summary
Polycrystallion silicon, also known as polysilicon or poly-Si, polysilicon is the purest form of silicon and the second most abundant
element available in nature. It is a material consisting of small silicon crystals which differs from single-crystal silicon, used for
electronics and solar cells, and from amorphous silicon, used for thin film devices and solar cells. It is used as a feedstock material in
most solar energy applications. Polysilicon can be segmented into three divisions by purity grade: Electronic Grade, Medium Grade,
and Upgraded Metallurgical Grade. The market is divided into two segments by end user types: PV Industry and Semiconductor
Industry.
Since the earliest iterations, the design of photovoltaic cells has evolved to a great extent. Silicon, which is also used in the
microelectronics industry, is the key raw material used in the manufacturing of PVs. The report covers the concerns over base and end
market of polysilicon industry on a global level along with analysis of Chinese polysilicon imports.
The key factors driving the growth of the polysilicon industry are solar cell market, semiconductor market and economic condition.
Some of the noteworthy trends of this industry are decreasing production cost, decreasing polysilicon prices and strong growth of the
solar PV market. However, the expansion of global polysilicon industry is hindered by rising industrial overcapacity, heavy capital
requirement, China’s anti-dumping policy and competition from substitutes.
The report “Global Polysilicon Market” provides an in-depth analysis of the production, demand and spot prices of the global polysilicon
market with focus on its end markets. The major trends, growth drivers as well as issues being faced by the industry are being
presented in this report. The major players in the industry, Wacker Chemie, GCL Poly Energy and REC Silicon ASA are being profiled.
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3. Polycrystalline silicon, also known as polysilicon or poly-Si, is the purest form of silicon and the second
most abundant element available in nature.
Based on usage in watts, xx GW of polysilicon was demanded in
2014, with an estimated demand of xx GW for the year ended
2015. The polysilicon demand for the year 2016 and 2017 is
estimated to reach xx GW and xx GW respectively.
The global polysilicon demand by volume, was xxx thousand
tons in 2015, up from nearly xx5 thousand tons in the year 2014.
This demand is forecasted to grow by 1xx% on a y-o-y basis and
reach nearly 3xx thousand tons by the end of 2016.
xx% of demand comes from PV sector, xx% of demand is from
the semiconductor industry.
Global Polysilicon Market Demand by Volume (2008-2016F)
Global Polysilicon Market Demand by Watts (2009-2017E)
Global Polysilicon Market Demand by Application (2015E)
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015E 2016E 2017E
GW
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015E 2016F
Tons
4. The key factors driving the growth of the polysilicon industry are solar cell market, semiconductor market
and economic condition. Some of the noteworthy trends of this industry are decreasing production cost,
decreasing polysilicon prices and strong growth of the solar PV market.
The top three nations of origin were Korea, Germany and
Taiwan, with xxxx and xxx tons respectively.
On the basis of end use, largest volumes of silicon are used in
additives industry (xx%) followed by construction based use
(x%). While 1x% of silicon is used by consumer based industry,
healthcare industry uses xx% of total silicone production.
The production cost of polymer industry is highly fragmented
with a large number of factors contributing to the cost. Out of all,
Energy used alone makes to xx% of the total cost while other
overhead costs and other hidden costs together account for
xx% of the total cost.
Global Silicon Market by End Use (2015E)
Polysilicon Import Market in China by Country
Global Polymers Market by Cost Structure (2015E)
5. The expansion of global polysilicon industry is hindered by rising industrial overcapacity, heavy capital
requirement, China’s anti-dumping policy and competition from substitutes.
The global PV demand was xx thousand tons in 2015, up from
nearly xx thousand tons in the year 2014. This demand is
forecasted to grow by xx% on a y-o-y basis and reach nearly
329 thousand tons by the end of 2016.
In 2014 Europe accounted for xx% of total cumulative PV
installations down from xx% in 2013, while cumulative
installations in China/Taiwan soared from xxx% in 2013 to xx%
in 2014.
The global semiconductor demand was xx tons in 2015, slightly
down from nearly xx thousand tons in the year 2014. This
demand is forecasted to decline further to xx thousand tons by
the end of 2016.
Global PV Wafer Producers by Region (2015E)
Global PV Demand by Volume (2010-2016F)
Global Semiconductors Demand by Volume (2010-2016F)
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015F 2016F
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