This report provides detailed information on the polysilicon supply chain as used for solar cell production as well as semiconductor device production.  Market size, market share, and growth statistics are included.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1 Introduction to Solar Cell Materials

    1.1 Stimulus to the Solar Industry
    1.2 Growth of Solar Cell Production
    1.3 Growth Drivers

2 Polysilicon History

3 Polysilicon Producers

    3.1 Hemlock
    3.2 Wacker
    3.3 MEMC
    3.4 REC
    3.5 Tokuyama
    3.6 Mitsubishi
    3.7 Sumitomo

4 New Entrants

5 Polysilicon Market

6 Polysilicon Supply Chain Issues

7 Polysilicon Manufacturing Processes

    7.1 Siemens Reactor
    7.2 Fluidized Bed Reactor
    7.3 Upgraded Metallurgical Grade Silicon
    7.4 Vapor-to-Liquid Deposition

Figures

Figure 1: Grid Parity . System Price vs. System Installations
Figure 2: Global Cumulative PV Capacity
Figure 3: Global Solar Cell Annual Production
Figure 4: Solar System Demand by Region
Figure 5: PV Cell Production 2007
Figure 6: Solar Cell Applications as a Percent of Total MW Installed
Figure 7: Solar Cell Manufacturers’ Market Share as a Percent of WW GW Production
Figure 19: Polysilicon Capacity History and Forecast
Figure 20: Polysilicon Market Shares as a Percent of WW Capacity
Figure 21: Processing raw silica into polysilicon for solar cells
Figure 22: Production of Polysilicon from Hydrogen Reduction of Trichlorosilane
Figure 23: Fluidized Bed Reactor

Tables

Table 1:US and European Government Subsidies for Solar System Installations
Table 2: Leading Solar Cell Producers