Calendar Week 35 was positive for the TaiyangNews PV Price Index week-on-week (WoW), led by upstream products. This follows several weeks of flat to slightly negative movement
All 4 listed Chinese polysilicon types saw increases this week – Chinese 9N and Reusable variants were up 1.2%, n-type Chinese silicon gained 4.2%, and granular silicon increased 4.4% WoW.
n-Type wafer prices also moved higher, with the 210 mm variant up 3.2%, 210R up 3.7%, and 182 mm up 4.2%.
The 3 TOPCon cells were up in the range of 0.3% (Bifacial 210R) to 11% (210 mm) WoW.
Unlike the products upstream, module prices remained unchanged in CW35.
In solar glass, the 3.2 mm variant held steady, while the 2 mm type rebounded to its CW25 level of RMB 14/m².
Overall, most upstream products in the TaiyangNews PV Price Index saw gains in CW35, while modules stayed flat. Excluding discontinued PERC products, all but 4 tracked products are flat to up year-to-date (YtD). Polysilicon continues to post the highest increases, up 23.5% to 27.0% YtD.
It is worth noting here that China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) held its 2nd meeting in less than 2 months with Chinese solar PV industry stakeholders, taking a keen interest in curbing damaging price wars (see China Steps Up Efforts To Curb Price Wars In Solar Industry).
The data refers to average product prices in China. The data was collected by Chinese market research firm Gessey PV Consulting.
Disclaimer: TaiyangNews does not guarantee reliability, accuracy or completeness of this price index’ content. TaiyangNews does not accept responsibility or liability for any errors in this work.
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