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Silicon and Ferro Silicon - A Global Strategic Business Report

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October 2010
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Summary

This report analyzes the worldwide markets for Silicon and Ferro Silicon in Thousands of Tons by the following End Use Segments: Silicon - Metallurgy, Chemical, Semiconductors, and Others; Ferro Silicon - Ferrous Foundry, Steel Industry, and Others. The report provides separate comprehensive analytics for the US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Middle East, and Latin America. Annual estimates and forecasts are provided for the period 2007 through 2015. A seven-year historic analysis is also provided for these markets.

The report profiles 69 companies including many key and niche players such as Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing Ltd., China National Bluestar (Group) Corporation, Bluestar Silicon Materials Co.Ltd, Compagnie De Saint-Gobain, CC Metals and Alloys, LLC, Dow Corning Corporation, Elkem AS, Evonik Degussa GmbH, Ferroatlanica Group, Invensil, Fesil ASA, Globe Specialty Metals, Globe Metallurgical Inc, Hemlock Semiconductor Corporation, Luoyang Institute of Refractories Research, MEMC Electronic Materials, Inc., Mitsubishi Materials Corporation, Mitsubishi Polycrystalline Silicon America Corporation, OSAKA Titanium Technologies Co., Ltd., Renewable Energy Corporation ASA, REC Solar Grade Silicon LLC, RIMA Industrial S/A, Simcala Inc., Simcoa (Silicon Metal Company of Australia) Operations Pty Ltd, Shin-Etsu Handotai Co. Ltd, Sinosteel Zunyi Ferroalloy Co., Ltd., Sumco Corporation, Sumco Techxiv Corporation, Tokuyama Corporation, VBC Ferro Alloys Ltd., and Wacker Chemie AG . Market data and analytics are derived from primary and secondary research. Company profiles are mostly extracted from URL research and reported select online sources.


TABLE OF CONTENTS

SILICON AND FERRO SILICON 							MCP-2138
A GLOBAL STRATEGIC BUSINESS REPORT


                                            CONTENTS



  1. INTRODUCTION, METHODOLOGY & PRODUCT DEFINITIONS                       1
      Study Reliability and Reporting Limitations                          1
      Disclaimers                                                          2
      Data Interpretation & Reporting Level                                2
       Quantitative Techniques & Analytics                                 3
      Product Definitions and Scope of Study                               3
       Silicon                                                             3
       Ferro Silicon                                                       3

  2. MARKET DYNAMICS                                                       4
      End Use Applications Impact Demand                                   4
      Current & Future Analysis                                            4
       Silicon Market by End-use                                           4
       Ferro Silicon Market by End-use                                     4
      Steel and Aluminum Industry Shape Market Fortunes                    5
      Silicon Wafer Industry Goes through Turbulent Times                  5
       300mm Wafers Emerge as Tough Competitors to 200mm Wafers            5
      Core Silicon Market Enters into Revival Phase                        5
      Polysilicon Market: Outlook                                          6
       Table 1: Global Supply of Polysilicon to the Photovoltaic
       Industry (2007): Supply of Polysilicon in Metric Tons by
       Leading Suppliers (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)              6
      Production Scenario                                                  7
       Table 2: Global Polysilicon Market (2007): Production of
       Polysilicon in Tons by Leading Manufacturers (includes
       corresponding Graph/Chart)                                          7

       Table 3: Global Polysilicon Market (2011): Production
       Capacity in Metric Tons of New Entrants (includes
       corresponding Graph/Chart)                                          8
      Competitive Scenario                                                 9
       Table 4: Leading Manufacturers in the Global Merchant Silicon
       and Epitaxial Wafer Market (2007): Percentage Breakdown of
       Value Sales for Shin-Etsu Handotai, SUMCO, Siltronic, MEMC
       Electronics Materials, Sumco Techxiv and Others (includes
       corresponding Graph/Chart)                                          9

       Table 5: Leading Manufacturers in the Global Silicon Wafer
       Market (2007): Percentage Breakdown of Volume Sales for Shin
       -Etsu Handotai, SUMCO, Siltronic, MEMC, LG Siltron and Others
       (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)                                9

       Table 6: Leading Manufacturers in the Global Semiconductor
       Polysilicon Market (2007): Percentage Breakdown of Production
       for Hemlock, Tokuyama, Wacker Chemie, Mitsubishi (US& Japan),
       REC Silicon, MEMC (Italy & US), Sumitomo Sitix and Others
       (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)                                9

       Table 7: Leading Manufacturers in the Global Multicrystalline
       Wafers Market (2005 & 2006): Percentage Breakdown of
       Production for REC Wafer, PV Crystallox, Deutsche Solar,
       Kyocera, JFE, BP Solar, Sumco, and Others (includes
       corresponding Graph/Chart)                                          10
      Historic Stats                                                       10
       Production                                                          10
        Table 8: Global Silicon and Ferrosilicon Market (2004 &
        2005): Production in ‘000 Metric Tons by Country - China,
        Russia, Norway, United States, Brazil, Ukraine, France,
        South Africa, Iceland, Kazakhstan, Canada, Venezuela, Spain,
        India, and Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)             11
       Silicon Exports                                                     11
        Table 9: Global Silicon Metal Market (2004): Percentage
        Breakdown of Volume Exports by Region - China, Brazil,
        Norway, CIS, South Africa, Canada, United States, and Others
        (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)                               11

  3. PRODUCT OVERVIEW                                                      12
      Silicon                                                              12
       Definition                                                          12
       Occurrence                                                          12
       Physical Properties                                                 12
       Production Process                                                  13
        Production of High Purity Float Zone (HPFZ) Silicon                13
       Chemical Variants                                                   13
        Silicon Carbide                                                    13
         Applications of SiC                                               14
        Fumed and Activated Silica                                         14
       Applications                                                        14
        Metallurgy                                                         14
        Chemical                                                           14
        Semiconductors                                                     15
         Shipments                                                         15
          Table 10: Global Silicon Wafers Market (2000-2006(H1)):
          Shipments in Millions of Square Inches by Wafer Type -
          Polished Wafers, Epitaxial Wafers, and Non-Polished Wafers
          (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)                             15
         Silicon Foundry                                                   16
          Key Global Foundries                                             16
           Table 11: Asian Silicon Foundry Market (2004): Percentage
           Breakdown by Wafer Processing - Fabless, IDM and System
           House (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)                      16
        Photovoltaic Cells                                                 16
         Monocrystalline Silicon Cells                                     16
         Multicrystalline Silicon Cells                                    17
         Amorphous Silicon Cells                                           17
        Silicon Germanium Alloy                                            17
        Silicon Metal Powder                                               17
       Silicon Substitutes                                                 17
       Medicinal Properties                                                17
      Ferro Silicon                                                        18
       Ferro-Silicon Substitutes                                           18

  4. END-USE OVERVIEW                                                      19
      Silicon                                                              19
       Silicon in the Aluminum Industry                                    19
       Silicon in Automotive Aluminum                                      19
       Silicon in the Chemical Industry                                    19
       Silicon in the Electronics Industry                                 19
        SiGe Chips                                                         19
        Silicon-on-Insulator                                               20
       Silicon in the Solar Industry                                       20
        Large Imbalance in Polysilicon Supply and Demand                   20
         Table 12: Global Polysilicon Market (2000-2008): Supply and
         Demand in Metric Tonnes (includes corresponding
         Graph/Chart)                                                      20
        Massive Investments Planned in Capacity Expansion                  21
        Smaller Companies Face High Entry Barriers to Establish New
         Polysilicon Production Capacities                                 21
        Companies Focus on Extensive R&D in Advanced Solar Technologies    21
        Soaring Polysilicon Demand Pushes Up Prices                        21
       Ferrosilicon                                                        22
        Iron and Steel Industry                                            22
        Iron and Steel Industry - An Overview                              22
         Table 13: Global Steel Industry (2005): Percentage
         Breakdown of Consumption by Leading Country - China,
         Europe, Japan, United States, and Others (includes
         corresponding Graph/Chart)                                        22
        Global Crude Steel Production                                      23
         Table 14: Global Crude Steel Market (1995-2005): Production
         in Million Metric Tons (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)       23

         Table 15: Global Crude Steel Market (2005): Production in
         Million Metric Tons by Leading Country - China, Japan,
         United States, Russia, South Korea, Germany, Ukraine,
         India, Brazil, Italy, and Others (includes corresponding
         Graph/Chart)                                                      23

  5. TECHNICAL DEVELOPMENTS                                                24
      Silicon for Billboards                                               24
      Silicon for Micro-display Devices                                    24
      Silicon, A Lifesaver                                                 24

  6. TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS IN RECENT PAST-A PERSPECTIVE BUILDER       25
      US Scientists Develop Method to Refine Primary Silicon               25
      US Inventors Develop Novel Method for Growing Epitaxial Silicon      25
      US Based Inventors Develop Procedure for Growing
       Polycrystalline Silicon                                             25
      US Inventors Develop Method to Form Silicon and Oxide Layers         25
      Japanese Scientist Develops Procedure to Produce Silicon On
       Insulator (SOI) Substrate                                           25
      Japanese Scientists Develop Liquid Phase Method to Grow
       Silicon Crystal                                                     26
      German Scientists Develop Novel Silicon Composition                  26
      South Korean Scientists Develop Method to Oxidize Silicon
       Substrates                                                          26
      Intel Develops Strained-Silicon Methodology to Design Chips          26
      Intel and University of California Develop World's First
       Hybrid Silicon Laser                                                26
      Researchers at Brown University Create First Nanoscale Level
       Silicon Laser                                                       27
      Stretchable Silicon to Create New Avenues in Electronics             27
      Norwegian Researcher Develops Novel Silicon Preparation Method       27
      US Scientists Develop Sinton QSSPC Silicon Evaluation System         27
      Marvell Unveils Unique Silicon Solution                              28
      Mitsubishi Electric Develops Unique Silicon Carbide Transistors      28
      Intel Develops World’s First Continuous Wave Silicon Laser           28
      Picogiga International Develops World’s Most Advanced Silicon
       -Based AlGaN/GaN HEMTs                                              29
      Innovative Silicon Develops Z-RAM Technology                         29

  7. PRODUCT INTRODUCTIONS/INNOVATIONS                                     30
      STMicroelectronics Unveils Silicon Surge Protectors                  30
      INPRO and WACKER Unveil Silicone Adhesive                            30
      ON Semiconductor Launches PureEdge Product Range                     30
      Silicon-Germanium Semiconducting Nanowires Unveiled by IBM and
       UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science        31
      DuPont Photovoltaic Solutions and Silicon Energy Unveil Glass
       -Glass Solar PV Modules                                             31
      Momentive Performance Materials to Launch StatSil Elastomer          31

  8. PRODUCT INTRODUCTIONS/INNOVATIONS IN RECENT PAST-
     A PERSPECTIVE BUILDER                                                 32
      Texas Instruments Introduces Gen 2 RFID Silicon                      32
      Ferro Electronic Develops New Materials for Solar Cell
       Applications                                                        32
      Dow Corning Synthesizes Innovative Solar-Grade Silicon               32
      French Based Inventor Synthesizes Silicon Powder                     32
      Freescale Develops First 24-Megabit (Mbit) Memory Array Using
       Silicon Nanocrystals                                                33
      Chipidea and Solid Silicon Offer Silicon Solutions for
       Chartered's Micron Processes                                        33
      Sierra Logic Introduces New Range of Silicon Storage Bridges         33
      Silicon Graphics Rolls Out SGI Altix 1350 Cluster Platform in
       the Middle East                                                     33

  9. RECENT INDUSTRY ACTIVITY                                              34
      Calisolar Acquires 6N Silicon                                        34
      Roth & Rau to Acquire OTB Solar                                      34
      Timminco to Expand Silicon Metal Capacity                            34
      Globe Specialty Metals Restarts Operations at Selma Facility         35
      MEMC Electronic Materials Acquires Solaicx                           35
      eSilicon Corporation to Purchase Silicon Design Solutions            35
      Oswal Smelters to Set Up Ferro Silicon Facility                      35
      Anik Industries to Invest in Power and Ferroalloy Facilities         35
      SKC Solmics to Expand Silicon Wafers Production Base                 36
      Microchip Technology Snaps Up Silicon Storage Technology             36
      GLOBALFOUNDRIES and Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing Merge      36
      Sunfilm and Sontor Merge to Form Sunfilm AG                          36
      Dow Corning takes Over US Silicon Metal Manufacturing Assets
       of Globe Specialty Metals                                           37
      Suntech Power Takes Over Minority Interest in Asia Silicon           37
      Nippon Mining to Shift its Polycrystalline Silicon and Divest
       Stake in Japan Solar Silicon                                        37
      RASTRIYA Ispat Nigam and Manganese Ore India Enter Into Joint
       Venture                                                             37
      Wacker Scott Solar Commissions New Facility at Jena                  37
      Taraz Metallurgical Plant to Expand Capacity                         38
      Innovalight and Roth & Rau Installs Silicon-Based Solar Cell Line    38
      Dow Corning Acquires Operations of Globe Specialty Metals            38
      Bihar Foundry & Castings Upgrades Ferro Silicon Unit                 38
      Timminco Limited to Restart Electric Arc Furnace at Becancour
       Silicon Units                                                       38
      Jiangxi Blue Star Chemical Work Expands Silicone Monomer Facility    39
      Tokuyama to Establish Facility in Malaysia                           39
      Tanushree Ispat Private to Establish Ferro Alloys Facility           39
      Dongli Real Estate Group to Set Up Polycrystalline Silicon
       Facility                                                            39
      Gasgen Ferro Alloys to Establish Ferro Silicon Facility              39
      REC to Expand Polysilicon and Wafer Capacity                         39
      Globe Specialty Metals Acquires Solsil                               40
      Dow Corning to Raise Silicon Polymer Resins Capacity                 40
      Sumco Group to Boost 300mm Silicon Wafer Production                  40
      AMG Invest Acquires Stake in Graphit Kropfmuehl                      40
      The Silsex Board Inks Agreement to Acquire Translucent               40
      Intrinsiq Materials Acquires pSiNutria                               41
      Permatex Acquires Anaerobicos                                        41
      Topsil Inks Agreement to Acquire Stake in Cemat Silicon              41
      centrotherm photovoltaics Takes Over SolMic                          41
      Beacon Minerals to Takeover Four Mineral Projects in Talas Region    41
      Kovio Unveils Silicon Ink-based RFID Platform and Tag                41
      Wacker Chemie Establishes New Polycrystalline Silicon Unit           42
      Norsk Hydro and AMG Advanced Metallurgical Group Forms SilMag        42
      Hemlock Semiconductor to Expand Polycrystalline Silicon
       Production Base                                                     42
      Arcelor Mittal and Valin Group Enter into Joint Venture              42
      Govinda Impex to Establish Ferro and Silicon Manganese Unit at
       Astapal                                                             43
      Tangshan Sanyou Chemical Industries Enters into Joint Venture
       with Jiangshan Silicon Industry                                     43
      LDK Solar to Expand Silicon Wafer Production Capacity                43
      Japan Solar Silicon to Commence Polycrystalline Silicon
       Production                                                          43
      Topsil Semiconductor Materials Signs Agreement to Acquire
       Shares of Cemat-Silicon                                             43
      Tebian Electric Apparatus Stock Constructs Polycrystalline
       Silicon Production Base                                             43
      Timminco Subsidiary Signs Agreement for Supply of Solar Grade
       Silicon to Q-Cells AG                                               43
      Indsil Electrosmelts in Joint Venture with GoodEarth Group of
       Companies                                                           44
      Bluestar New Chemical Material in Joint Venture with China
       National Bluestar                                                   44
      Sumco Corporation Acquires Sumco Techvix                             44

  10. CORPORATE ACTIVITY IN RECENT PAST- A PERSPECTIVE BUILDER             45
      Mindspeed Acquires Ample Communications                              45
      Oak Hill Capital and Tallwood Acquires SVTC Technologies             45
      LSI Acquires Tarari                                                  45
      Hemlock Semiconductor to Enhance Michigan Polysilicon Capacity       45
      Dow Corning and TOK Develop New Bilayer Photoresist                  45
      Sumco to Set Up New Photovoltaic Silicon Wafer Facility              46
      Komatsu Changes its Name to Sumco Techxiv                            46
      Sumco Techxiv to Bolster 300-mm Silicon Wafer Capacity               46
      Sumitomo Titanium Changes its Name to OSAKA                          46
      OSAKA Expands its Polycrystalline Silicon Facility                   46
      Sumco Techxiv to Raise 300mm Silicon Wafer Capacity in Taiwan        46
      Wacker Silicones to Boost Silicone Rubber Compounds Capacity         46
      Wacker Polysilicon to Set Up New Granular Polysilicon Facility       47
      Wacker and Schott to Set Up Solar Wafer Manufacturing JV             47
      MEMC Inks 10-Year Solar Wafer Supply Agreement With Conergy          47
      REC Inks Wafer Supply Contract with Solland Solar Cells              48
      REC to Supply Multi-crystalline Silicon Wafers to Photovoltech       48
      REC to Supply Polysilicon to Sumco Techxiv Corporation               48
      REC Inks US$880 Million Wafer Supply Contract with Moser Baer        48
      Globe Specialty Metals Acquires Camargo Correa                       48
      Sumco Corporation to Close its France-Based Subsidiary               49
      X-FAB Silicon and 1st Silicon Merge                                  49
      Indian Charge Chrome and Indian Metal and Ferro Alloys to Merge      49
      JFE Steel to Acquire Additional 49% Stake in Nova Era Silicon        49
      Ohio TechAngel Acquires Minority Stake in Midwest MicroDevices       49
      Lam Acquires Silicon Assets of Bullen                                49
      EPOD International Acquires Innovative Systems Engineering           50
      SunPower Forms Joint Venture with Woongjin Coway                     50
      Degussa and SolarWorld Announce Joint Venture                        50
      SunPower Inks Supply Agreement with Siltronic                        50
      SunPower Signs Agreement with DC Chemical                            50
      Nippon Steel Establishes NS Solar Material                           50
      Renewable Energy Corporation Begins Construction of Granular
       Polysilicon Production Facility                                     50
      Wacker to Build New Polycrystalline Silicon Plant at Burghausen      51

  11. FOCUS ON SELECT PLAYERS                                              52
      Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing Ltd. (Singapore)               52
      China National Bluestar (Group) Corporation (China)                  52
       Bluestar Silicon Materials Co., Ltd. (China)                        52
      Compagnie De Saint-Gobain (France)                                   53
      CC Metals and Alloys, LLC (US)                                       53
      Dow Corning Corporation (US)                                         54
      Elkem AS (Norway)                                                    54
      Evonik Degussa GmbH                                                  54
      Ferroatlantica Group (Spain)                                         54
       Invensil (France)                                                   55
      Fesil ASA (Norway)                                                   55
      Globe Specialty Metals (US)                                          55
       Globe Metallurgical, Inc. (US)                                      56
      Hemlock Semiconductor Corporation (US)                               56
      Luoyang Institute of Refractories Research (LIRR) (China)            56
      MEMC Electronic Materials, Inc. (US)                                 57
      Mitsubishi Materials Corporation (Japan)                             57
      Mitsubishi Polycrystalline Silicon America Corporation (US)          57
      OSAKA Titanium Technologies Co., Ltd. (Japan)                        58
      Renewable Energy Corporation ASA (Norway)                            58
       REC Solar Grade Silicon LLC (US)                                    58
      RIMA Industrial S/A (Brazil)                                         58
      Simcala Inc. (Silicon Mining Co.) (US)                               59
      Simcoa (Silicon Metal Company of Australia) Operations Pty Ltd
       (Australia)                                                         59
      Shin-Etsu Handotai Co. Ltd. (Japan)                                  59
      Sinosteel Zunyi Ferroalloy Co., Ltd. (China)                         60
      Sumco Corporation (Japan)                                            60
       Sumco Techxiv Corporation (Japan)                                   60
      Tokuyama Corporation (Japan)                                         61
      VBC Ferro Alloys Ltd. (India)                                        61
      Wacker Chemie AG (Germany)                                           61

  12. GLOBAL MARKET PERSPECTIVE                                            63
      Table 16: World Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis for
      Silicon and Ferro Silicon by Geographic Region - US, Canada,
      Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Middle East and
      Latin America Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual
      Consumption Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2007 through
      2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)                            63

      Table 17: World Historic Review for Silicon and Ferro Silicon
      by Geographic Region - US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific
      (excluding Japan), Middle East and Latin America Markets
      Independently Analyzed with Annual Consumption Figures in
      Thousand Tons for Years 2000 through 2006 (includes
      corresponding Graph/Chart)                                           64

      Table 18: World 11-Year Perspective for Silicon and Ferro
      Silicon by Geographic Region - Percentage Breakdown of Volume
      Consumption for US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific
      (excluding Japan), Middle East and Latin America Markets for
      Years 2005, 2010 & 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)         65

      Table 19: World Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis for
      Silicon in Metallurgy by Geographic Region - US, Canada,
      Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Middle East and
      Latin America Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual
      Consumption Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2007 through
      2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)                            66

      Table 20: World Historic Review for Silicon in Metallurgy by
      Geographic Region - US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific
      (excluding Japan), Middle East and Latin America Markets
      Independently Analyzed with Annual Consumption Figures in
      Thousand Tons for Years 2000 through 2006(includes
      corresponding Graph/Chart)                                           67

      Table 21: World 11-Year Perspective for Silicon in Metallurgy
      by Geographic Region - Percentage Breakdown of Volume
      Consumption for US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific
      (excluding Japan), Middle East and Latin America Markets for
      Years 2005, 2010 & 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)         68

      Table 22: World Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis for
      Silicon in Chemicals by Geographic Region - US, Canada, Japan,
      Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Middle East and Latin
      America Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Consumption
      Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2007 through 2015(includes
      corresponding Graph/Chart)                                           69

      Table 23: World Historic Review for Silicon in Chemicals by
      Geographic Region - US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific
      (excluding Japan), Middle East and Latin America Markets
      Independently Analyzed with Annual Consumption Figures in
      Thousand Tons for Years 2000 through 2006 (includes
      corresponding Graph/Chart)                                           70

      Table 24: World 11-Year Perspective for Silicon in Chemicals
      by Geographic Region - Percentage Breakdown of Volume
      Consumption for US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific
      (excluding Japan), Middle East and Latin America Markets for
      Years 2005, 2010 & 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)         71

      Table 25: World Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis for
      Silicon in Semiconductors by Geographic Region - US, Canada,
      Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Middle East and
      Latin America Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual
      Consumption Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2007 through
      2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)                            72

      Table 26: World Historic Review for Silicon in Semiconductors
      by Geographic Region - US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific
      (excluding Japan), Middle East and Latin America Markets
      Independently Analyzed with Annual Consumption Figures in
      Thousand Tons for Years 2000 through 2006 (includes
      corresponding Graph/Chart)                                           73

      Table 27: World 11-Year Perspective for Silicon in
      Semiconductors by Geographic Region - Percentage Breakdown of
      Volume Consumption for US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific
      (excluding Japan), Middle East and Latin America Markets for
      Years 2005, 2010 & 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)         74

      Table 28: World Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis for
      Silicon in Other Applications by Geographic Region - US,
      Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Middle
      East and Latin America Markets Independently Analyzed with
      Annual Consumption Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2007
      through 2015(includes corresponding Graph/Chart)                     75

      Table 29: World Historic Review for Silicon in Other
      Applications by Geographic Region - US, Canada, Japan, Europe,
      Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Middle East and Latin America
      Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Consumption Figures
      in Thousand Tons for Years 2001 through 2006 (includes
      corresponding Graph/Chart)                                           76

      Table 30: World 11-Year Perspective for Silicon in Other
      Applications by Geographic Region - Percentage Breakdown of
      Volume Consumption for US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific
      (excluding Japan), Middle East and Latin America Markets for
      Years 2005, 2010 & 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)         77

      Table 31: World Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis for
      Ferro Silicon in Ferrous Foundry by Geographic Region - US,
      Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Middle
      East and Latin America Markets Independently Analyzed with
      Annual Consumption Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2007
      through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)                    78

      Table 32: World Historic Review for Ferro Silicon in Ferrous
      Foundry by Geographic Region - US, Canada, Japan, Europe,
      Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Middle East and Latin America
      Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Consumption Figures
      in Thousand Tons for Years 2000 through 2006(includes
      corresponding Graph/Chart)                                           79

      Table 33: World 11-Year Perspective for Ferro Silicon in
      Ferrous Foundry by Geographic Region - Percentage Breakdown of
      Volume Consumption for US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific
      (excluding Japan),Middle East and Latin America Markets for
      Years 2005, 2010 & 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)         80

      Table 34: World Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis for
      Ferro Silicon in Steel Industry by Geographic Region - US,
      Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Middle
      East and Latin America Markets Independently Analyzed with
      Annual Consumption Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2007
      through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)                    81

      Table 35: World Historic Review for Ferro Silicon in Steel
      Industry by Geographic Region - US, Canada, Japan, Europe,
      Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Middle East and Latin America
      Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Consumption Figures
      in Thousand Tons for Years 2000 through 2006 (includes
      corresponding Graph/Chart)                                           82

      Table 36: World 11-Year Perspective for Ferro Silicon in Steel
      Industry by Geographic Region - Percentage Breakdown of Volume
      Consumption for US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific
      (excluding Japan), Middle East and Latin America Markets for
      Years 2005, 2010 and 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)       83

      Table 37: World Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis for
      Ferro Silicon in Other Applications by Geographic Region - US,
      Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Middle
      East and Latin America Markets Independently Analyzed with
      Annual Consumption Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2007
      through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)                    84

      Table 38: World Historic Review for Ferro Silicon in Other
      Applications by Geographic Region - US, Canada, Japan, Europe,
      Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Middle East and Latin America
      Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Consumption Figures
      in Thousand Tons for Years 2000 through 2006(includes
      corresponding Graph/Chart)                                           85

      Table 39: World 11-Year Perspective for Ferro Silicon in Other
      Applications by Geographic Region - Percentage Breakdown of
      Volume Consumption for US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific
      (excluding Japan), Middle East and Latin America Markets for
      Years 2005, 2010 and 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)       86

  13. THE UNITED STATES                                                    87
      A.Market Analysis                                                    87
        Current and Future Analysis                                        87
        Market Overview                                                    87
         Conventional and Emerging Applications Fuel Growth                87
         Automotive Aluminum - A Key User of Silicon                       88
        Historic Perspective                                               88
         Production                                                        88
          Table 40: US Silicon and Ferrosilicon Market (1995-2005):
          Production in Metric Tons (includes corresponding
          Graph/Chart)                                                     89
         Imports                                                           89
          Table 41: US Silicon Metal Market (1995-2004): Imports in
          Metric Tons (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)                 89

          Table 42: US Ferrosilicon Market (1995-2004): Imports in
          Metric Tons (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)                 90
          Imports by Grade                                                 90
           Table 43: US Silicon Metal (> than 99.99% Silicon) Market
           (2004): Imports by Gross Weight (In Metric Tons) by
           Country - Germany, Japan, Italy, Philippines, Belgium,
           Republic of Korea, Taiwan, China, India, Mexico, and
           Other (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)                      90

           Table 44: US Silicon Metal (> than 99.99% Silicon) Market
           (2004): Imports in US$’000 by Country - Germany, Japan,
           Italy, Republic of Korea, China, and Other (includes
           corresponding Graph/Chart)                                      91

           Table 45: US Silicon Metal (99.00% - 99.99% Silicon)
           Market (2004): Imports by Gross Weight (In Metric Tons)
           by Country - Brazil, South Africa, Canada, Norway,
           France, Australia, and Other (includes corresponding
           Graph/Chart)                                                    91

           Table 46: US Silicon Metal (99.00% - 99.99% Silicon)
           Market (2004): Imports in US$’000 by Country - Brazil,
           South Africa, Canada, Norway, France, Australia, and
           Other (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)                      91

           Table 47: US Ferrosilicon (55% - 80% Silicon, >3% Ca)
           Market (2004): Imports by Gross Weight (In Metric Tons)
           by Country - France, Brazil, Argentina, and China
           (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)                            92

           Table 48: US Ferrosilicon (55% - 80% Silicon, > than 3%
           Ca) Market (2004): Imports in US$’000 by Country -
           France, Brazil, Argentina, and China (includes
           corresponding Graph/Chart)                                      92

           Table 49: US Ferrosilicon (55% - 80% Silicon, Other)
           Market (2004): Imports by Gross Weight (In Metric Tons)
           by Country - China, Venezuela, Russia, Iceland, Canada,
           Kazakhstan, Norway, France, South Africa, Brazil, and
           Other (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)                      92

           Table 50: US Ferrosilicon (55% - 80% Silicon, Other)
           Market (2004): Imports in US$’000 by Country - China,
           Venezuela, Russia, Iceland, Norway, Kazakhstan, Canada,
           France, South Africa, Brazil, and Other (includes
           corresponding Graph/Chart)                                      93

           Table 51: US Ferrosilicon (80% - 90% Silicon) Market
           (2004): Imports by Gross Weight (In Metric Tons) by
           Country - Canada, Germany, and Brazil (includes
           corresponding Graph/Chart)                                      93

           Table 52: US Ferrosilicon (80% - 90% Silicon) Market
           (2004): Imports in US$’000 by Country - Brazil, Canada,
           and Germany (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)                93

           Table 53: US Magnesium Ferrosilicon Market (2004):
           Imports by Gross Weight (In Metric Tons) by Country -
           Norway, China, Argentina, Brazil, Canada, The
           Netherlands, Japan, India, South Africa, France, and
           Other (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)                      94

           Table 54: US Magnesium Ferrosilicon Market (2004):
           Imports in US$’000 by Country -Norway, China, Argentina,
           Brazil, Canada, The Netherlands, Japan, and Other
           (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)                            94
         Exports                                                           95
          Table 55: US Silicon Metal Market (1995-2004): Exports in
          Metric Tons (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)                 95

          Table 56: US Ferrosilicon Market (1995-2004): Exports in
          Metric Tons (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)                 95
          Exports by Grade                                                 96
           Table 57: US Silicon Metal (> than 99.99% Silicon) Market
           (2004): Exports by Gross Weight (In Metric Tons) by
           Country - Japan, China, Germany, Norway, Republic of
           Korea, Taiwan, United Kingdom, France, Italy, Finland,
           and Other (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)                  96

           Table 58: US Silicon Metal (>than 99.99% Silicon) Market
           (2004): Exports in US$’000 by Country - Japan, Germany,
           China, Norway, Republic of Korea, United Kingdom, Italy,
           Taiwan, France, Finland, and Other (includes
           corresponding Graph/Chart)                                      96

           Table 59: US Silicon Metal (99.00% - 99.99% Silicon)
           Market (2004): Exports by Gross Weight (In Metric Tons)
           by Country - Brazil, Japan, France, Mexico, Colombia,
           United Kingdom, China, Hong Kong, Germany, Panama, and
           Other (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)                      97

           Table 60: US Silicon Metal (99.00% - 99.99% Silicon)
           Market (2004): Exports in US$’000 by Country - Brazil,
           Japan, France, Mexico, China, Colombia, United Kingdom,
           Hong Kong, Germany, Panama, and Other (includes
           corresponding Graph/Chart)                                      97

           Table 61: US Ferrosilicon (> than 55% Silicon) Market
           (2004): Exports by Gross Weight (In Metric Tons) by
           Country - Canada, Mexico, Malaysia, Dominican Republic,
           France, and Others                                              98

           Table 62: US Ferrosilicon (>than 55% Silicon) Market
           (2004): Exports in US$’000 by Country - Canada, Mexico,
           Dominican Republic, Malaysia, France, Colombia, and Other       98
      B.Market Analytics                                                   99
        Table 63: US Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis for
        Silicon by End-Use Segment - Metallurgy, Chemicals,
        Semiconductors and Other Markets Independently Analyzed with
        Annual Consumption Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2007
        through 2015(includes corresponding Graph/Chart)                   99

        Table 64: US Historic Review for Silicon by End-Use Segment
        - Metallurgy, Chemicals, Semiconductors and Other Markets
        Independently Analyzed with Annual Consumption Figures in
        Thousand Tons for Years 2000 through 2006(includes
        corresponding Graph/Chart)                                         100

        Table 65: US 11-Year Perspective for Silicon by End-Use
        Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Volume Consumption for
        Metallurgy, Chemicals, Semiconductors and Other Markets for
        2005, 2010 & 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)             101

        Table 66: US Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis for
        Ferro Silicon by End-Use Segment - Ferrous Foundry, Steel
        Industry and Other Markets Independently Analyzed with
        Annual Consumption Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2007
        through 2015(includes corresponding Graph/Chart)                   102

        Table 67: US Historic Review for Ferro Silicon by End-Use
        Segment - Ferrous Foundry, Steel Industry and Other Markets
        Independently Analyzed with Annual Consumption Figures in
        Thousand Tons for Years 2000 through 2006 (includes
        corresponding Graph/Chart)                                         103

        Table 68: US 11-Year Perspective for Ferro Silicon by
        End-Use Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Volume Consumption
        for Ferrous Foundry, Steel Industry and Other Markets for
        2005, 2010 & 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)             103

  14. CANADA                                                               104
      A.Market Analysis                                                    104
        Overview                                                           104
        Current & Future Analysis                                          104
         Silicon Market                                                    104
         Ferro Silicon Market                                              104
      B.Market Analytics                                                   105
        Table 69: Canadian Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis
        for Silicon by End-Use Segment - Metallurgy, Chemicals,
        Semiconductors and Other Markets Independently Analyzed with
        Annual Consumption Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2007
        through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)                  105

        Table 70: Canadian Historic Review for Silicon by End Use
        Segment - Metallurgy, Chemicals, Semiconductors and Other
        Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Consumption
        Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2001 through 2006
        (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)                               106

        Table 71: Canadian 11-Year Perspective for Silicon by
        End-Use Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Volume Consumption
        for Metallurgy, Chemicals, Semiconductors and Other Markets
        for 2005, 2010 & 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)         107

        Table 72: Canadian Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis
        for Ferro Silicon by End-Use Segment - Ferrous Foundry,
        Steel Industry and Other Markets Independently Analyzed with
        Annual Consumption Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2007
        through 2015(includes corresponding Graph/Chart)                   108

        Table 73: Canadian Historic Review for Ferro Silicon by
        End-Use Segment - Ferrous Foundry, Steel Industry and Other
        Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Consumption
        Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2000 through
        2006(includes corresponding Graph/Chart)                           109

        Table 74: Canadian 11-Year Perspective for Ferro Silicon by
        End-Use Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Volume Consumption
        for Ferrous Foundry, Steel Industry and Other Markets for
        2005, 2010 & 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)             109

  15. JAPAN                                                                110
      A.Market Analysis                                                    110
        Current and Future Analysis                                        110
         Silicon Market                                                    110
         Ferro Silicon Market                                              110
        Imports                                                            110
      B.Market Analytics                                                   111
        Table 75: Japanese Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis
        for Silicon by End-Use Segment - Metallurgy, Chemicals,
        Semiconductors and Other Markets Independently Analyzed with
        Annual Consumption Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2007
        through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)                  111

        Table 76: Japanese Historic Review for Silicon by End-Use
        Segment - Metallurgy, Chemicals, Semiconductors and Other
        Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Consumption
        Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2000 through 2006
        (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)                               112

        Table 77: Japanese 11-Year Perspective for Silicon by
        End-Use Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Volume Consumption
        for Metallurgy, Chemicals, Semiconductors and Other Markets
        for 2005, 2010 & 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)         113

        Table 78: Japanese Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis
        for Ferro Silicon by End-Use Segment - Ferrous Foundry,
        Steel Industry and Other Markets Independently Analyzed with
        Annual Consumption Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2007
        through 2015(includes corresponding Graph/Chart)                   114

        Table 79: Japanese Historic Review for Ferro Silicon by
        End-Use Segment - Ferrous Foundry, Steel Industry and Other
        Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Consumption
        Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2001 through 2006
        (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)                               115

        Table 80: Japanese 11-Year Perspective for Ferro Silicon by
        End-Use Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Volume Consumption
        for Ferrous Foundry, Steel Industry and Other Markets for
        2005, 2010 & 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)             115

  16. EUROPE                                                               116
      A.Market Analysis                                                    116
        Current and Future Analysis                                        116
         Silicon Market by End-use                                         116
         Ferro Silicon Market by End-use                                   116
      B.Market Analytics                                                   117
        Table 81: European Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis
        for Silicon and Ferro Silicon by Geographic Region- France,
        Germany, Italy, UK and Rest of Europe Markets Independently
        Analyzed with Annual Consumption Figures in Thousand Tons
        for Years 2007 through 2015 (includes corresponding
        Graph/Chart)                                                       117

        Table 82: European Historic Review for Silicon and Ferro
        Silicon by Geographic Region- France, Germany, Italy, UK and
        Rest of Europe Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual
        Consumption Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2000 through
        2006 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)                          118

        Table 83: European 11-Year Perspective for Silicon and Ferro
        Silicon by Geographic Region- Percentage Breakdown of Volume
        Consumption for France, Germany, Italy, UK and Rest of
        Europe Markets for Years 2005, 2010 & 2015 (includes
        corresponding Graph/Chart)                                         119

        Table 84: European Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis
        for Silicon by End-Use Segment - Metallurgy, Chemicals,
        Semiconductors and Other Markets Independently Analyzed with
        Annual Consumption Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2007
        through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)                  120

        Table 85: European Historic Review for Silicon by End-Use
        Segment - Metallurgy, Chemicals, Semiconductors and Other
        Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Consumption
        Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2001 through 2006
        (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)                               121

        Table 86: European 11-Year Perspective for Silicon by
        End-Use Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Volume Consumption
        for Metallurgy, Chemicals, Semiconductors and Other Markets
        for 2005, 2010 & 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)         122

        Table 87: European Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis
        for Ferro Silicon by End-Use Segment - Ferrous Foundry,
        Steel Industry and Other Markets Independently Analyzed with
        Annual Consumption Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2007
        through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)                  123

        Table 88: European Historic Review for Ferro Silicon by
        End-Use Segment - Ferrous Foundry, Steel Industry and Other
        Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Consumption
        Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2000 through 2006
        (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)                               124

        Table 89: European 11-Year Perspective for Ferro Silicon by
        End-Use Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Volume Consumption
        for Ferrous Foundry, Steel Industry and Other Markets for
        2005, 2010 & 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)             125

  16a. FRANCE                                                              126
      A.Market Analysis                                                    126
        Current and Future Analysis                                        126
         Silicon Market                                                    126
         Ferro Silicon Market                                              126
      B.Market Analytics                                                   127
        Table 90: French Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis
        for Silicon by End-Use Segment - Metallurgy, Chemicals,
        Semiconductors and Other Markets Independently Analyzed with
        Annual Consumption Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2007
        through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)                  127

        Table 91: French Historic Review for Silicon by End-Use
        Segment - Metallurgy, Chemicals, Semiconductors and Other
        Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Consumption
        Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2000 through 2006
        (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)                               128

        Table 92: French 11-Year Perspective for Silicon by End-Use
        Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Volume Consumption for
        Metallurgy, Chemicals, Semi- Conductors and Other Markets
        for 2005, 2010 & 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)         129

        Table 93: French Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis
        for Ferro Silicon by End-Use Segment - Ferrous Foundry,
        Steel Industry and Other Markets Independently Analyzed with
        Annual Consumption Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2007
        through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)                  130

        Table 94: French Historic Review for Ferro Silicon by
        End-Use Segment - Ferrous Foundry, Steel Industry and Other
        Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Consumption
        Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2000 through 2006
        (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)                               131

        Table 95: French 11-Year Perspective for Ferro Silicon by
        End-Use Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Volume Consumption
        for Ferrous Foundry, Steel Industry and Other Markets for
        2005, 2010 & 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)             131

  16b. GERMANY                                                             132
      A.Market Analysis                                                    132
        Current and Future Analysis                                        132
         Silicon Market                                                    132
         Ferro Silicon Market                                              132
      B.Market Analytics                                                   133
        Table 96: German Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis
        for Silicon by End-Use Segment - Metallurgy, Chemicals,
        Semiconductors and Other Markets Independently Analyzed with
        Annual Consumption Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2007
        through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)                  133

        Table 97: German Historic Review for Silicon by End-Use
        Segment - Metallurgy, Chemicals, Semi-Conductors and Other
        Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Consumption
        Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2000 through
        2006(includes corresponding Graph/Chart)                           134

        Table 98: German 11-Year Perspective for Silicon by End-Use
        Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Volume Consumption for
        Metallurgy, Chemicals, Semi- Conductors and Other Markets
        for 2005, 2010 & 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)         135

        Table 99: German Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis
        for Ferro Silicon by End-Use Segment - Ferrous Foundry,
        Steel Industry and Other Markets Independently Analyzed with
        Annual Consumption Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2007
        through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)                  136

        Table 100: German Historic Review for Ferro Silicon by
        End-Use Segment - Ferrous Foundry, Steel Industry and Other
        Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Consumption
        Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2000 through
        2006(includes corresponding Graph/Chart)                           137

        Table 101: German 11-Year Perspective for Ferro Silicon by
        End-Use Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Volume Consumption
        for Ferrous Foundry, Steel Industry and Other Markets for
        2005, 2010 & 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)             137

  16c. ITALY                                                               138
      A.Market Analysis                                                    138
        Current and Future Analysis                                        138
         Silicon Market                                                    138
         Ferro Silicon Market                                              138
      B.Market Analytics                                                   139
        Table 102: Italian Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis
        for Silicon by End-Use Segment - Metallurgy, Chemicals,
        Semi-Conductors and Other Markets Independently Analyzed
        with Annual Consumption Figures in Thousand Tons for Years
        2007 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)             139

        Table 103: Italian Historic Review for Silicon by End-Use
        Segment - Metallurgy, Chemicals, Semi- Conductors and Other
        Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Consumption
        Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2000 through 2006
        (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)                               140

        Table 104: Italian 11-Year Perspective for Silicon by
        End-Use Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Volume Consumption
        for Metallurgy, Chemicals, Semi- Conductors and Other
        Markets for2005, 2010 and 2015 (includes corresponding
        Graph/Chart)                                                       141

        Table 105: Italian Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis
        for Ferro Silicon by End-Use Segment - Ferrous Foundry,
        Steel Industry and Other Markets Independently Analyzed with
        Annual Consumption Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2007
        through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)                  142

        Table 106: Italian Historic Review for Ferro Silicon by
        End-Use Segment - Ferrous Foundry, Steel Industry and Other
        Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Consumption
        Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2000 through 2006
        (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)                               143

        Table 107: Italian 11-Year Perspective for Ferro Silicon by
        End-Use Segment -Percentage Breakdown of Volume Consumption
        for Ferrous Foundry, Steel Industry and Other Markets for
        2005, 2010 & 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)             143

  16d. THE UNITED KINGDOM                                                  144
      A.Market Analysis                                                    144
        Silicon Market                                                     144
        Ferro Silicon Market                                               144
      B.Market Analytics                                                   145
        Table 108: UK Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis for
        Silicon by End-Use Segment - Metallurgy, Chemicals,
        Semiconductors and Other Markets Independently Analyzed with
        Annual Consumption Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2007
        through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)                  145

        Table 109: UK Historic Review for Silicon by End-Use Segment
        - Metallurgy, Chemicals, Semiconductors and Other Markets
        Independently Analyzed with Annual Consumption Figures in
        Thousand Tons for Years 2000 through 2006 (includes
        corresponding Graph/Chart)                                         146

        Table 110: UK 11-Year Perspective for Silicon by End-Use
        Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Volume Consumption for
        Metallurgy, Chemicals, Semiconductors and Other Markets for
        2005, 2010 & 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)             147

        Table 111: UK Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis for
        Ferro Silicon by End-Use Segment - Ferrous Foundry, Steel
        Industry and Other Markets Independently Analyzed with
        Annual Consumption Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2007
        through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)                  148

        Table 112: UK Historic Review for Ferro Silicon by End-Use
        Segment - Ferrous Foundry, Steel Industry and Other Markets
        Independently Analyzed with Annual Consumption Figures in
        Thousand Tons for Years 2000 through 2006(includes
        corresponding Graph/Chart)                                         149

        Table 113: UK 11-Year Perspective for Ferro Silicon by
        End-Use Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Volume Consumption
        for Ferrous Foundry, Steel Industry and Other Markets for
        2005, 2010 & 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)             149

  16e. REST OF EUROPE                                                      150
      A.Market Analysis                                                    150
        Current and Future Analysis                                        150
         Silicon Market                                                    150
         Ferro Silicon Market                                              150
        Focus on Select Markets                                            150
         Norway                                                            150
         Russia                                                            150
          Russia Silicon Producers Face Stiff Competition from
           Chinese Counterparts                                            150
      B.Market Analytics                                                   152
        Table 114: Rest of Europe Recent Past, Current and Future
        Analysis for Silicon by End-Use Segment - Metallurgy,
        Chemicals, Semiconductors and Other Markets Independently
        Analyzed with Annual Consumption Figures in Thousand Tons
        for Years 2007 through 2015(includes corresponding
        Graph/Chart)                                                       152

        Table 115: Rest of Europe Historic Review for Silicon by
        End-Use Segment - Metallurgy, Chemicals, Semiconductors and
        Other Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Consumption
        Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2000 through 2006
        (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)                               153

        Table 116: Rest of Europe 11-Year Perspective for Silicon by
        End-Use Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Volume Consumption
        for Metallurgy, Chemicals, Semiconductors and Other Markets
        for 2005, 2010 & 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)         154

        Table 117: Rest of Europe Recent Past, Current and Future
        Analysis for Ferro Silicon by End-Use Segment - Ferrous
        Foundry, Steel Industry and Other Markets Independently
        Analyzed with Annual Consumption Figures in Thousand Tons
        for Years 2007 through 2015 (includes corresponding
        Graph/Chart)                                                       155

        Table 118: Rest of Europe Historic Review for Ferro Silicon
        by End-Use Segment - Ferrous Foundry, Steel Industry and
        Other Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Consumption
        Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2000 through 2006
        (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)                               156

        Table 119: Rest of Europe 11-Year Perspective for Ferro
        Silicon by End-Use Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Volume
        Consumption for Ferrous Foundry, Steel Industry and Other
        Markets for 2005, 2010 & 2015 (includes corresponding
        Graph/Chart)                                                       157

  17. ASIA-PACIFIC                                                         158
      A.Market Analysis                                                    158
        Current and Future Analysis                                        158
         Silicon Market                                                    158
         Ferro Silicon Market                                              158
          Table 120: Asian Silicon Foundry Market (2004): Percentage
          Breakdown by Wafer Processing - Fabless, IDM and System
          House (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)                       158
        Focus on Select Markets                                            159
         China                                                             159
          Polysilicon and Monocrystalline Markets: An Overview             159
          Luoyang Transforming into China's Largest Base for Silicon
           Industry                                                        159
          Growth in Poly-crystalline Silicon Market                        159
          Surging Prices to Affect Poly-Crystalline Market                 160
          High Demand for Chinese Ferro Silicon from Japan and Korea
           Spurts Export Prices                                            160
          Chinese Government Initiates Measures to Control
           Environmental Pollution                                         160
          Poly-crystalline Silicon Supply and Demand                       161
           Table 121: Chinese Poly-crystalline Silicon Market
           (2005-2007): Supply and Demand in Metric Tonnes (includes
           corresponding Graph/Chart)                                      161
          Wafer Production                                                 161
           Table 122: Chinese Silicon Wafer Market (2005-2007):
           Production in Megawatt (includes corresponding
           Graph/Chart)                                                    161
          Exports                                                          161
           Table 123: Chinese Silicon Metal Market (2004-2006):
           Volume Exports in Thousand Tons (includes corresponding
           Graph/Chart)                                                    161
         India                                                             162
          Silicon Materials Sector Offers Immense Potential                162
          Anti-Dumping Duties on Imports                                   162
         Taiwan                                                            162
          Silicon Wafer Production                                         162
           Table 124: Taiwanese Silicon Wafer Market (2001-2004):
           Production Capacity in Million Square Inches (includes
           corresponding Graph/Chart)                                      162
      B.Market Analytics                                                   163
        Table 125: Asia-Pacific Recent Past, Current and Future
        Analysis for Silicon by End-Use Segment - Metallurgy,
        Chemicals, Semiconductors and Other Markets Independently
        Analyzed with Annual Consumption Figures in Thousand Tons
        for Years 2007 through 2015 (includes corresponding
        Graph/Chart)                                                       163

        Table 126: Asia-Pacific Historic Review for Silicon by
        End-Use Segment - Metallurgy, Chemicals, Semiconductors and
        Other Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Consumption
        Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2000 through 2006
        (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)                               164

        Table 127: Asia-Pacific 11-Year Perspective for Silicon by
        End-Use Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Volume Consumption
        for Metallurgy, Chemicals, Semiconductors and Other Markets
        for 2005, 2010 & 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)         165

        Table 128: Asia-Pacific Recent Past, Current and Future
        Analysis for Ferro Silicon by End-Use Segment - Ferrous
        Foundry, Steel Industry and Other Markets Independently
        Analyzed with Annual Consumption Figures in Thousand Tons
        for Years 2007 through 2015 (includes corresponding
        Graph/Chart)                                                       166

        Table 129: Asia-Pacific Historic Review for Ferro Silicon by
        End-Use Segment - Ferrous Foundry, Steel Industry and Other
        Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Consumption
        Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2000 through 2006
        (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)                               167

        Table 130: Asia-Pacific 11-Year Perspective for Ferro
        Silicon by End-Use Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Volume
        Consumption for Ferrous Foundry, Steel Industry and Other
        Markets for 2005, 2010 & 2015 (includes corresponding
        Graph/Chart)                                                       168

  18. MIDDLE EAST                                                          169
      A.Market Analysis                                                    169
        Current and Future Analysis                                        169
         Silicon Market                                                    169
         Ferro Silicon Market                                              169
      B.Market Analytics                                                   170
        Table 131: Middle East Recent Past, Current and Future
        Analysis for Silicon by End-Use Segment - Metallurgy,
        Chemicals, Semiconductors and Other Markets Independently
        Analyzed with Annual Consumption Figures in Thousand Tons
        for Years 2007 through 2015 (includes corresponding
        Graph/Chart)                                                       170

        Table 132: Middle East Historic Review for Silicon by
        End-Use Segment - Metallurgy, Chemicals, Semiconductors and
        Other Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Consumption
        Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2000 through 2006
        (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)                               171

        Table 133: Middle East 11-Year Perspective for Silicon by
        End-Use Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Volume Consumption
        for Metallurgy, Chemicals, Semiconductors and Other Markets
        for 2005, 2010 & 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)         172

        Table 134: Middle East Recent Past, Current and Future
        Analysis for Ferro Silicon by End-Use Segment - Ferrous
        Foundry, Steel Industry and Other Markets Independently
        Analyzed with Annual Consumption Figures in Thousand Tons
        for Years 2007 through 2015(includes corresponding
        Graph/Chart)                                                       173

        Table 135: Middle East Historic Review for Ferro Silicon by
        End-Use Segment - Ferrous Foundry, Steel Industry and Other
        Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Consumption
        Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2000 through 2006
        (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)                               174

        Table 136: Middle East 11-Year Perspective for Ferro Silicon
        by End-Use Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Volume
        Consumption for Ferrous Foundry, Steel Industry and Other
        Markets for 2005, 2010 & 2015 (includes corresponding
        Graph/Chart)                                                       175

  19. LATIN AMERICA                                                        176
      A.Market Analysis                                                    176
        Current and Future Analysis                                        176
         Silicon Market                                                    176
         Ferro Silicon Market                                              176
      B.Market Analytics                                                   177
        Table 137: Latin America Recent Past, Current and Future
        Analysis for Silicon by End-Use Segment - Metallurgy,
        Chemicals, Semiconductors and Other Markets Independently
        Analyzed with Annual Consumption Figures in Thousand Tons
        for Years 2007 through 2015 (includes corresponding
        Graph/Chart)                                                       177

        Table 138: Latin America Historic Review for Silicon by
        End-Use Segment - Metallurgy, Chemicals, Semi- Conductors
        and Other Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual
        Consumption Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2000 through
        2006(includes corresponding Graph/Chart)                           178

        Table 139: Latin America 11-Year Perspective for Silicon by
        End-Use Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Volume Consumption
        for Metallurgy, Chemicals, Semiconductors and Other Markets
        for2005, 2010 & 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)          179

        Table 140: Latin America Recent Past, Current and Future
        Analysis for Ferro Silicon by End-Use Segment - Ferrous
        Foundry, Steel Industry and Other Markets Independently
        Analyzed with Annual Consumption Figures in Thousand Tons
        for Years 2007 through 2015 (includes corresponding
        Graph/Chart)                                                       180

        Table 141: Latin America Historic Review for Ferro Silicon
        by End-Use Segment - Ferrous Foundry, Steel Industry and
        Other Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Consumption
        Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2000 through 2006
        (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)                               181

        Table 142: Latin America 11-Year Perspective for Ferro
        Silicon by End-Use Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Volume
        Consumption for Ferrous Foundry, Steel Industry and Other
        Markets for 2005, 2010 & 2015 (includes corresponding
        Graph/Chart)                                                       182


 COMPETITION

     Total Companies Profiled: 69 (including Divisions/Subsidiaries - 82)

     ------------------------------------------
     Region/Country                     Players
     ------------------------------------------
     The United States                     20
     Canada                                 1
     Japan                                  8 
     Europe                                20
      France                                2
      Germany                               6
      The United Kingdom                    3
      Spain                                 1
      Rest of Europe                        8
     Asia-Pacific (Excluding Japan)        28
     Latin America                          5
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