Photovoltaic panel silicon material price trend chart

What happened to Photovoltaic prices in October 2024?

Overview by technology of different price points in October 2024, including the changes over the previous month: Only tax-free prices for photovoltaic modules are shown. The prices stated reflect the average offer prices in retail and on the European spot market (customs cleared).

Is the polysilicon spot price index higher than EnergyTrend?

Until late 2014, its polysilicon spot price index was 2% to 5% higher than that of EnergyTrend on an annual average; after that, however, it was 2% to 7% lower. In 2019 this spread widened significantly from 7% in the first quarter to 16% in the fourth quarter.

Why did polysilicon cost so much in 2004?

With a specific silicon consumption of 13 g/W and an annual spot price average of $43/kg, the share of the higher polysilicon costs ($0.56/W) in the module price ($3.35/W) rose only slightly to 16.7 % in 2004. The PV branch widely thought that polysilicon manufacturers would expand their production capacities to meet increasing demand.

How much does polysilicon cost in China?

The index of for n-type material, however, is still unchanged at CNY41/kg (including 13% value added tax, equivalent to US$5.03/kg without VAT), and the price for dense mono-grade polysilicon (p-type material) is at CNY35/kg (US$4.30/kg without VAT). The index of for non-Chinese polysilicon is also flat at US$21/kg.

How does SMM assess polysilicon prices?

To assess polysilicon prices, SMM uses a pool of a dozen submitters each on the supply side (polysilicon manufacturers) and the demand side (mainly wafer and fully integrated solar module producers). The company collects price data via phone, fax, e-mail, QQ or WeChat on every trading day between 9:30am and 11:20am China Standard Time.

How did China's polysilicon market perform in the fourth quarter?

Moreover, new polysilicon plants and factory expansions in China with very low production costs and a total capacity of 152,000 MT came on stream in the fourth quarter. As a result, the spot price fell below the historical mark of $10/kg in late October and closed the year at around $9.50/kg.