Shanghai Metals Market reported last week that the amount of polysilicon #inventories in China is approaching 250,000 metric tons
250k MT = 250 billion grams, 2.2 grams per watt of solar = 113.6 GW of solar capacity
global price average fell by 4.1% to US$6.15/kg
US$4.65/kg, the price of dense polysilicon for p-type #wafers in China has hit the next record low
three companies have already started “normal maintenance;” another five are planning to bring shutdowns for maintenance or technical transformation forward into May
high-quality polysilicon (n-type material) in #China dropped by 4.4% to CNY43/kg (including 13% value added tax, equivalent to US$5.27/kg