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(ICIS) -- Asian prices of polysilicon -
the main material used in solar cells and panels - are expected to increase this
year, as demand outstrips supply, especially in a burgeoning spot market,
industry players said on Thursday.
One megawatt of photovoltaic power requires seven tonnes, or 7,000kg, of
polysilicon material. Polysilicon is traded in chunks, rods and granules.
In a sign of a firm market, China’s LDK Solar - which manufactures
polysilicon, mono and multicrystalline ingots, wafers, modules and cells -
raised its outlook for the fiscal year 2011 earlier this week.
The global solar-grade polysilicon capacity rose to 140,000 tonnes in
2010, up from 90,000 tonnes in 2009, according to an ICIS survey.
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