Polysilicon Price Index, Chart, Trend and Forecast
Track the latest insights on polysilicon price trend and forecast with detailed analysis of regional fluctuations and market dynamics across North America,
While Shanghai Metals Market (SMM), EnergyTrend, InfoLink and PVinsights all saw a stable Chinese price for polysilicon used to make n-type ingots, the Silicon Branch of the China Nonferrous Metals Industry Association again observed a price increase this week: for n-type chunks by CNY0.3 to CNY0.5 per kg, for granules even by CNY1.5/kg.
Currently, non-Xinjiang polysilicon with traceability data generally carries a quoted premium of RMB 3–5/kg. Polysilicon prices in dollar terms are prices for polysilicon with non-China origins in dollar terms, not translated from RMB prices.
Although OCI and Hanwha had shut down their solar-grade polysilicon capacities in South Korea in February and Wacker reduced the utilization rate of its German plants to 70% in May, the global spot price average reached a historical low of around $6.75/kg in late June.
Due to the strong demand and the higher polysilicon costs, the average module price increased to $3.35/W 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.
During the first quarter of 2025, the polysilicon prices in Singapore reached 25 USD/KG in March. The market mirrored worldwide trends, albeit an overstock caused prices to decline. Slow demand and high production costs had an influence on the nation, which is a hub for solar makers.
China-based SunSirs publishes daily spot prices for 100 commodities, including polysilicon, in China. In our short guide on these four providers, we will focus on the polysilicon segment.

Track the latest insights on polysilicon price trend and forecast with detailed analysis of regional fluctuations and market dynamics across North America,
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There is no existing manufacturing capacity in India for the initial stages of the photovoltaic (PV) value chain, namely from polysilicon to wafer. For these raw materials,
Prices for China-made granular polysilicon stay at RMB 36-37/kg, averaging RMB 36.5/kg, with minor inventory pressure. On the supply-demand front, leading manufacturers
Further control over tariffs on photovoltaic imports could increase the cost of solar projects in the US, potentially affecting its solar energy expansion efforts, yet with only a
We calculate the global spot price average from EnergyTrend''s average prices of dense mono-grade (p-type material) and high-quality
Two major global buyers reported wafer production rates in their Southeast Asian facilities ranging from just 20% to 30%. A market observer estimated that, based on these low
Currently, most solar products in the US are imported from Southeast Asia, with about 80 percent of the country''s total PV module imports coming from the region, it said.
US President Donald Trump has announced sweeping global tariffs on imports to the US, which have impacted solar PV manufacturing regions.
Polysilicon Price Trend for the Q3 of 2024 Asia In the Asian market, the third quarter of 2024 was marked by significant challenges for the polysilicon
The upward trend of polysilicon prices continued this week, although by only 0.42%, with polysilicon producers keeping utilization rates between 46% and 80%, according
Taiwan-based research firm EnergyTrend says market optimism in China has driven up solar module prices, while production of modules, cells,
Southeast Asia and India: Southeast Asian countries (i.e., Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and
Trading Dynamics: Price negotiations remain in a tug-of-war in the polysilicon sector. Leading producers are actively holding prices firm, but downstream acceptance is low, with customers
In the Asia Pacific region, polysilicon prices were affected by strong demand from the solar photovoltaic manufacturing sector, particularly in China, India, and
The supply chain for solar PV has two branches in the United States: crystalline silicon (c-Si) PV, which made up 84% of the U.S. market in
Polysilicon Prices this week: This week, the mainstream concluded price for mono recharge polysilicon is RMB 45.0/KG, while mono dense polysilicon is priced at RMB 43.0/KG
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By contrast, production of polysilicon, the key material for solar PV, is currently a bottleneck in an otherwise oversupplied supply chain. This
The higher-end pricing refers to Southeast Asian cells made with non-China-made polysilicon, directly exported to the U.S., with recent prices at USD 0.08–0.09/W, averaging
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Southeast Asia is a solar PV manufacturing hub with 2 per cent – 3 per cent of the world''s polysilicon and wafer capacity and 9 per cent–10 per cent of the world''s cells and
This indicates that while some wafer production remains in Southeast Asia, a portion can still rely on traceability-compliant polysilicon from China, biting away demand for
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