North American germanium: 2015-2016 to bring growth in PV market share
2014-12-17 23:02:17 【Print】
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Abstract:
Since 2010, North American Germanium prices witnessed a persistent upward trend lead by a period of intense price appreciation from the start. Several factors were cited for previous year’s trends as the catalyst. One often mentioned factor is that increasing military spending ergo spending on infrared (IR) optics helped to keep germanium metal demand elevated.
However, since as recent as mid-2013, prices stabilized both for germanium dioxide 99.99%min between roughly USD1,325-1,375/kg and for germanium metal 99.99%min between USD1,900-2,000/kg. With the market stuck in stasis and most reporting no signs of change, it is important to clarify existing pressures on current market trends for North America in order to predict future trends in the market.
Since 2010, North American Germanium prices witnessed a persistent upward trend lead by a period of intense price appreciation from the start. Several factors were cited for previous year’s trends as the catalyst. One often mentioned factor is that increasing military spending ergo spending on infrared (IR) optics helped to keep germanium metal demand elevated.
However, since as recent as mid-2013, prices stabilized both for germanium dioxide 99.99%min between roughly USD1,325-1,375/kg and for germanium metal 99.99%min between USD1,900-2,000/kg. With the market stuck in stasis and most reporting no signs of change, it is important to clarify existing pressures on current market trends for North America in order to predict future trends in the market.
