Polysilicon imports reached a record high in 2012
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In 2012, imports of polysilicon reached a record high. Country/Month: January/tonnes, February/tonnes, March/tonnes, Q1/tonnes. United States: 1440, 3666, 3921, 9027; Germany: 1213, 1493, 1749, 4455; South Korea: 1627, 1700, 1442, 4769; Others: 402, 756, 545, 1703. The total for these categories is 4682, 7615, 7657, and 19954 respectively. Currently, there are only 6 to 7 companies in China that produce polysilicon, and they are mostly operating at reduced capacity. The import volume of polysilicon is indeed on the rise, mainly because the import prices are lower than domestic production costs, as a result of dumping practices by foreign companies.
Entering April, the major polysilicon producers in the United States and South Korea launched a new price war; some manufacturers are offering polysilicon at zero price, allowing Chinese buyers to obtain a certain quantity of polysilicon by paying only $10 per kilogram in international transaction fees. The unit price of imported polysilicon futures is 30,000 to 80,000 yuan per ton lower than the domestic average price, while the spot price is 50,000 to 100,000 yuan per ton lower; this has a particularly significant impact on China’s polysilicon market.
Poor China**! Poor Chinese companies! Pity for fellow photovoltaic workers. . . . . .
According to data provided by the China Nonferrous Metals Association, since the second half of 2011, the polysilicon industry in China has faced severe inventory buildup. Of the 43 polysilicon manufacturers in operation at that time, only 8 continued to produce, while the remaining companies stopped operations; the shutdown rate reached as high as 80%； Among the enterprises that are still in operation, most are operating at a loss and are gradually reducing production.
This isn’t a market economy at all; I wonder **whether they will take action or not**
The United States practices dumping against China. . On one hand, there are anti-dumping and countervailing investigations against Chinese companies! Bullying!
They clearly intend to bully China; the polysilicon industry is under pressure……………………
The anti-dumping investigations in China against polysilicon from Europe and the United States are too slow. . .
It’s not slow upstairs! It seems like it’s just talk, with no action!
It’s quite contradictory – everyone is saying that the price of polysilicon has dropped, yet we **continue to import large amounts of it, and the product we produce cannot be sold at low prices!** !
Sea friends, do you remember how Xuzhou Zhongneng boasted in Taiwan last year that it aimed to become the leader in the polysilicon industry worldwide? I felt afraid at that time – after all, those foreign competitors were watching, waiting for them to make a mistake.