This report provides an in-depth analysis of the market drivers and restraints, industry trends, and competitive environment in addition to the challenges and issues faced by market participants. In this research, expert analysts examine the following market sectors: wet process chemicals, metallic pastes, frontsheet, backsheet, and encapsulent.

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Increasing Presence of Multinational Companies Spurs Growth in the Photovoltaic (PV) Chemicals and Materials Market in China

The dynamic Chinese market for PV chemicals and materials presents numerous growth opportunities. Trends indicate a surge in volumes of PV chemicals and materials with the proliferation of module manufacturing projects. China has emerged as a major hub for the manufacture of PVs, and major multinationals have set up units in the country. The production of PV cells and modules in China accounted for more than 40 percent of the global production. Growth was fuelled by on-grid projects and solar power systems, particularly in Ningxia and Jiangsu provinces. Renewable energy is gaining traction as China strives to address the needs of the large population in the rural areas that are not connected to the electrical grid. “Incentives by the Chinese Government have helped boost prospects for the PV industry,” notes the analyst of this research service. “The Solar Rooftops and the Golden Sun programs drove China's solar market in 2009.”

While the economic slowdown did prove to be a growth bottleneck for the market in 2009, effective policies launched by the government and the recovery of markets overseas in 2010 have helped improve the market growth rate. However, intensifying competition is exerting pressure on chemical and material suppliers to reduce prices and maintain reliable capacity and inventory to meet increasing end-user demands. Strong competition will remain a challenge for suppliers as more participants enter the fray.

Currently, the high end of the Chinese PV chemicals and materials market is dominated by MNCs that have developed a robust distribution network. Numerous domestic tier 3 manufacturers operate at the low end of the PV chemicals and materials market. To improve the efficiency of PV modules, high investments in R&D are required. For tier 1 companies, this is a key success factor as it enables product distinction. Smaller companies lack the financial wherewithal for R&D to scale up innovation into commercial production. “Technology improvement is critical in the PV chemicals and materials industry, especially for materials such as backsheets and encapsulants,” says the analyst. “Technical service is also an important strategy to build customer loyalty.” Supplying high-quality products with complete technical service will ensure business progression for the PV chemical and materials suppliers in China. Participants in this space must also ramp up supply chain management for successful business outcomes.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. Executive Summary

   1.1 Introduction and Overview

   1.2 Key Research Findings

   1.3 Market Trends

   1.4 Competitive Forces -Porter’s Five Forces Analysis

2. Total Chinese Photovoltaic Chemicals and Materials Market

   2.1 Scope of the Study

   2.2 Products Covered

   2.3 Market Overview

   2.4 Geographical Analysis

   2.5 Industry Challenges

   2.6 Market Drivers

   2.7 Revenue Forecasts

   2.8 Competitive Trends

   2.9 Competitive Structure

   2.10 Market Share Analysis-Total Photovoltaic Chemicals and Materials Market

3. Wet Process Chemicals Market

   3.1 Introduction

   3.2 Market Overview

   3.3 Market Engineering Measurements

   3.4 Market Drivers

   3.5 Market Restraints

   3.6 Revenue Forecasts

   3.7 Market Trends

   3.8 Market Evolution

   3.9 Distribution Channel Structure

   3.10 Competitive Structure

   3.11 Market Share Analysis

   3.12 Critical Success Factors

4. Metallic Pastes Market

   4.1 Introduction

   4.2 Market Overview

   4.3 Market Engineering Measurements

   4.4 Market Drivers and Restraints

   4.5 Revenue Forecasts

   4.6 Market Trends

   4.7 Market Evolution

   4.8 Distribution Channel Structure

   4.9 Competitive Structure

   4.10 Market Share Analysis

   4.11 Critical Success Factors

5. Frontsheets Market

   5.1 Introduction

   5.2 Market Overview

   5.3 Market Sizing Methodology

   5.4 Market Engineering Measurements

   5.5 Market Drivers and Restraints

   5.6 Revenue Forecasts–Frontsheets

   5.7 Revenue Forecasts–C-Si Patterned Glass

   5.8 Revenue Forecasts–C-SiARC-coated Glass

   5.9 Revenue Forecasts–Thin-film TCO-coated Glass

   5.10 Revenue Forecasts–Thin-film Polymers

   5.11 Market Trends

   5.12 Distribution Channel Structure

   5.13 Competitive Structure

   5.14 Market Share Analysis

6. Backsheets Market

   6.1 Introduction

   6.2 Market Overview

   6.3 Market Sizing Methodology

   6.4 Analysis of Backsheets in Photovoltaic Modules

   6.5 Market Engineering Measurements

   6.6 Market Drivers and Restraints

   6.7 Revenue Forecasts

   6.8 Market Trends

   6.9 Market Evolution

   6.10 Distribution Channel Structure

   6.11 Competitive Structure

   6.12 Market Share Analysis

   6.13 Critical Success Factors

7. Encapsulants Market

   7.1 Introduction

   7.2 EVA Versus PVB

   7.3 Market Overview

   7.4 Analysis of Encapsulantsin Photovoltaic Modules

   7.5 Market Engineering Measurements

   7.6 Market Drivers and Restraints

   7.7 Revenue Forecasts

   7.8 Market Trends

   7.9 Market Evolution

   7.10 Distribution Channel Structure

   7.11 Competitive Structure

   7.12 Market Share Analysis –Encapsulants Market

   7.13 Market Share Analysis -EVA Encapsulants Market

   7.14 Market Share Analysis -PVB Encapsulants Market

   7.15 Critical Success Factors

8. Appendix

   8.1 Abbreviations

9. About Frost & Sullivan

   9.1 Who is Frost & Sullivan

   9.2 What Makes Us Unique

   9.3 T.E.A.M. Methodology

   9.4 Global Perspective

LIST OF FIGURES

Total Photovoltaic Chemicals and Materials Market: Impact of Top Five Industry Challenges (China), 2010-2016
Total Photovoltaic Chemicals and Materials Market: Market Drivers Ranked in Order of Impact (China), 2010-2016
Total Photovoltaic Chemicals and Materials Market: Revenue Forecasts (China), 2006-2016
Total Photovoltaic Chemicals and Materials Market: Competitive Structure (China), 2009
Total Photovoltaic Chemicals and Materials Market: Ranking of Companies Based on Revenues (China), 2009
Wet Process Chemicals Market: Market Engineering Measurements (China), 2009
Wet Process Chemicals Market: Market Drivers Ranked in Order of Impact (China), 2010-2016
Wet Process Chemicals Market: Market Restraints Ranked in Order of Impact (China), 2010-2016
Wet Process Chemicals Market: Revenue Forecasts (China), 2006-2016
Wet Process Chemicals Market: Competitive Structure (China), 2009
Metallic Pastes Market: Market Engineering Measurements (China), 2009
Metallic Pastes Market: Market Drivers Ranked in Order of Impact (China), 2010-2016
Metallic Pastes Market: Market Restraints Ranked in Order of Impact (China), 2010-2016
Metallic Pastes Market: Revenue Forecasts (China), 2006-2016
Metallic Pastes Market: Competitive Structure (China), 2009
Frontsheets Market: Market Engineering Measurements (China), 2009
Frontsheets Market: Market Drivers Ranked in Order of Impact (China), 2010-2016
Frontsheets Market: Market Restraint and its Impact (China), 2010-2016
Frontsheets Market: Revenue Forecasts (China), 2006-2016
C-Si Patterned Glass Market: Revenue Forecasts (China), 2006-2016
C-Si ARC-coated Glass Market: Revenue Forecasts (China), 2006-2016
Thin-film TCO-coated Glass Market: Revenue Forecasts (China), 2006-2016
Thin-film Polymers Market: Revenue Forecasts (China), 2006-2016
Photovoltaic Frontsheets Market: Competitive Structure (China), 2009
Backsheets Market: Analysis of Product Types by C-Si Modules Production (China), 2009
Backsheets Market: Analysis of Product Types by Thin-film Modules Production (China), 2009
Backsheets Market: Market Engineering Measurements (China), 2009
Backsheets Market: Market Drivers Ranked in Order of Impact (China), 2010-2016
Backsheets Market: Market Restraint and its Impact (China), 2010-2016
Backsheets Market: Revenue Forecasts (China), 2006-2016
C-Si Backsheets Market: Revenue Forecasts (China), 2006-2016
Thin-film Backsheets Market: Revenue Forecasts (China), 2006-2016
Backsheets Market: Competitive Structure (China), 2009
Encapsulants Market: Analysis of Product Types by C-Si Modules Production (China), 2009
Encapsulants Market: Analysis of Product Types by Thin-film Modules Production (China), 2009
Encapsulants Market: Market Engineering Measurements (China), 2009
Encapsulants Market: Market Drivers Ranked in Order of Impact (China), 2010-2016
Encapsulants Market: Market Restraint and its Impact (China), 2010-2016
Encapsulants Market: Revenue Forecasts (China), 2006-2016
EVA Encapsulants Market: Revenue Forecasts (China), 2006-2016
PVB Encapsulants Market: Revenue Forecasts (China), 2006-2016
Encapsulants Market: Competitive Structure (China), 2009

LIST OF CHARTS

Total Photovoltaic Chemicals and Materials Market: Competitive Forces (China), 2009
Total Photovoltaic Chemicals and Materials Market: Products Covered (China), 2009
Total Photovoltaic Chemicals and Materials Market: Percent of Revenues by Product Type (China), 2009
Total Photovoltaic Chemicals and Materials Market: Geographical Analysis (China), 2009
Total Photovoltaic Chemicals and Materials Market: Revenue Forecasts (China), 2006-2016
Total Photovoltaic Chemicals and Materials Market: Company Market Share by Revenues (China), 2009
Wet Process Chemicals Market: Revenues by Market Segment (China), 2009
Wet Process Chemicals Market: Revenues by Product Type (China), 2009
Wet Process Chemicals Market: Revenue Forecasts (China), 2006-2016
Wet Process Chemicals Market: Market Evolution (China), 2009 and 2016
Wet Process Chemical Market: Distribution Channel Structure (China), 2009
Wet Process Chemicals Market: Company Market Share by Revenues (China), 2009
Metallic Pastes Market: Revenues by Product Type (China), 2009
Metallic Pastes Market: Percent of Revenues by Product Type (China), 2009
Metallic Pastes Market: Revenue Forecasts (China), 2006-2016
Frontsheet Metallic Pastes Market: Market Evolution (China), 2009 and 2016
Backsheet Metallic Pastes Market: Market Evolution (China), 2009 and 2016
Metallic Pastes Market: Distribution Channel Structure (China), 2009
Metallic Pastes Market: Company Market Share by Revenues (China), 2009
Frontsheets Market: Revenues by Market Segment (China), 2009
Frontsheets Market: Revenues by Product Type (China), 2009
FrontsheetsMarket: Revenue Forecasts (China), 2006-2016
C-Si Patterned Glass Market: Revenue Forecasts (China), 2006-2016
C-Si ARC-coated Glass Market: Revenue Forecasts (China), 2006-2016
Thin-film TCO-coated Glass Market: Revenue Forecasts (China), 2006-2016
Thin-film Polymers Market: Revenue Forecasts (China), 2006-2016
Frontsheets Market: Distribution Channel Structure (China), 2009
Frontsheets Market: Company Market Share by Revenues (China), 2009
Backsheets Market: Revenues by Market Segment (China), 2009
Backsheets Market: Revenues by Product Type (China), 2009
Backsheets Market: Revenue Forecasts (China), 2006-2016
C-Si Backsheets Market: Revenue Forecasts (China), 2006-2016
Thin-film Backsheets Market: Revenue Forecasts (China), 2006-2016
Backsheets Market: Market Evolution (China), 2009 and 2016
Backsheets Market: Distribution Channel Structure (China), 2009
Backsheets Market: Company Market Share by Revenues (China), 2009
Backsheets Market: Critical Success Factors (China), 2009
Encapsulants Market: Revenue Forecasts (China), 2006-2016
Encapsulants Market: Company Market Share by Revenues (China), 2009
EVA Encapsulants Market: Revenue Forecasts (China), 2006-2016
PVB Encapsulants Market: Market Evolution (China), 2009 and 2016
Encapsulants Market: Distribution Channel Structure (China), 2009
Encapsulants Market: Company Market Share by Revenues (China), 2009
EVA Encapsulants Market: Company Market Share by Revenues (China), 2009
PVB Encapsulants Market: Company Market Share by Revenues (China), 2009
Encapsulants Market: Critical Success Factors (China), 2009