PVinsights

Several triggers fueled the solar panel price slide, including Chinese players muscling into the domestic market through tenders by slashing prices, and declining panel prices in Japan and EU, partially offset by weak dollar.

Polysilicon price is expected to drop 1-3.5% next week. Overall weakening downstream demand is adding pressure on polysilicon procurement and pricing. Spot polysilicon in China is dropping below 160RMB/kg.

Mono module price keeps an obvious price drop this week, since solar investors are looking for lower solar module prices, according to PVinsights, www.pvinsights.com.

Polysilicon price should perform over 3.5% increase next week. Recently, polysilicon supply chain faces a slight disruption on imported polysilicon, as some importers are unable to deliver good to clients timely due to China customs new policy.

Polysilicon price continues to dip this week as market anticipates forthcoming anti-dumping and countervailing duties may not be applied retrospectively.

Polysilicon continues the price uptrend this week. Price of polysilicontraded in Chinacontinues to increase with Chinese polysilicon antidumping case still under review and PV grade polysilicon still follows 2nd grade polysilicon prices.