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- Current status and prospects of the silicon industry in Europe and North America
- European silicon metal was faced with competition from cheaper material from China and a general oversupply of material to a market that held little demand. How will the market compete in 2016 and will the demand meet the oversupply?
- Current status and prospects of the silicon industry in Asia
- As the major consumers of Chinese silicon metal, how will the markets in Asia develop in 2016? Will the demand for silicon metal from South Korea and Japan continue to increase?
- European silicon metal market status and outlook
- Falling prices throughout 2015 were mainly caused by a slowdown in consumption of material and a large oversupply of cheaper material from China. Will the market continue to be dictated by the Chinese producers and how will European production adapt?
- Chinese silicon metal export market trend
- Chinese silicon metal export in 2015 kept a stream of material entering Europe despite anti-dumping duties. How will Chinese producers adapt their strategy in 2016 in light of falling prices and a lack of demand for material?
- Analysis on silicon metal demand from the aluminium alloy industry in 2016
- How will the aluminium alloy market develop in 2016, are there any significant new applications and will the demand for silicon metal increase or not?
- How will the market for the global solar industry change in the future? How will the high-purity silicon industry fare for 2016?
- The photovoltaic industry continued to show more and more technical developments throughout 2015, can we see any breakthroughs to lower the cost of high-purity silicon used in solar production? How has the polysilicon industry fared and what developments and applications can we expect to see in 2016?