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Global Silver Paste Market Size, Manufacturers, Growth Analysis Industry Forecast to 2030

April 2024 | 149 pages | ID: GC2AEFE54BA5EN
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Silver paste is commonly used to form contact. Factors related to paste chemistry, process conditions and the solar cell wafers influence the contact quality.

According to APO Research, The global Silver Paste market is projected to grow from US$ million in 2024 to US$ million by 2030, at a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of % during the forecast period.

Global Silver Paste key players include Heraeus, Dupont, Samsung SDI, Giga Solar, etc.

North America is the largest market, with a share about 30%, followed by China, and Europe, both have a share over 40 percent.

In terms of product, Front Side is the largest segment, with a share over 80%. And in terms of application, the largest application is Poly-Si Solar Cell, followed by Mono c-Si Solar Cell, etc.

This report presents an overview of global market for Silver Paste, sales, revenue and price. Analyses of the global market trends, with historic market revenue or sales data for 2019 - 2023, estimates for 2024, and projections of CAGR through 2030.

This report researches the key producers of Silver Paste, also provides the sales of main regions and countries. Of the upcoming market potential for Silver Paste, and key regions or countries of focus to forecast this market into various segments and sub-segments. Country specific data and market value analysis for the U.S., Canada, Mexico, Brazil, China, Japan, South Korea, Southeast Asia, India, Germany, the U.K., Italy, Middle East, Africa, and Other Countries.

This report focuses on the Silver Paste sales, revenue, market share and industry ranking of main manufacturers, data from 2019 to 2024. Identification of the major stakeholders in the global Silver Paste market, and analysis of their competitive landscape and market positioning based on recent developments and segmental revenues. This report will help stakeholders to understand the competitive landscape and gain more insights and position their businesses and market strategies in a better way.

This report analyzes the segments data by Type and by Application, sales, revenue, and price, from 2019 to 2030. Evaluation and forecast the market size for Silver Paste sales, projected growth trends, production technology, application and end-user industry.

Descriptive company profiles of the major global players, including Heraeus, DuPont, Samsung SDI, Giga Solar, Noritake, TransCom Electronic, iSilver Material, EGing and ENC, etc.

Silver Paste segment by Company
  • Heraeus
  • DuPont
  • Samsung SDI
  • Giga Solar
  • Noritake
  • TransCom Electronic
  • iSilver Material
  • EGing
  • ENC
  • DKEM
  • Cermet
  • Namics
  • Youleguang
  • Sinocera
  • Dongjin
  • Monocrystal
  • Rutech
  • Daejoo
  • Xi'an Chuanglian
  • Exojet
  • Leed Electronic
Silver Paste segment by Type
  • Front Side Silver Paste
  • Back Side Silver Paste
Silver Paste segment by Application
  • Poly-Si Solar Cell
  • Mono c-Si Solar Cell
  • Others
Silver Paste segment by Region
  • North America
  • U.S.
  • Canada
  • Europe
  • Germany
  • France
  • U.K.
  • Italy
  • Russia
  • Asia-Pacific
  • China
  • Japan
  • South Korea
  • India
  • Australia
  • China Taiwan
  • Indonesia
  • Thailand
  • Malaysia
  • Latin America
  • Mexico
  • Brazil
  • Argentina
  • Middle East & Africa
  • Turkey
  • Saudi Arabia
  • UAE
Study Objectives

1. To analyze and research the global Silver Paste status and future forecast, involving, sales, revenue, growth rate (CAGR), market share, historical and forecast.

2. To present the key manufacturers, sales, revenue, market share, and Recent Developments.

3. To split the breakdown data by regions, type, manufacturers, and Application.

4. To analyze the global and key regions Silver Paste market potential and advantage, opportunity and challenge, restraints, and risks.

5. To identify Silver Paste significant trends, drivers, influence factors in global and regions.

6. To analyze Silver Paste competitive developments such as expansions, agreements, new product launches, and acquisitions in the market.

Reasons to Buy This Report

1. This report will help the readers to understand the competition within the industries and strategies for the competitive environment to enhance the potential profit. The report also focuses on the competitive landscape of the global Silver Paste market, and introduces in detail the market share, industry ranking, competitor ecosystem, market performance, new product development, operation situation, expansion, and acquisition. etc. of the main players, which helps the readers to identify the main competitors and deeply understand the competition pattern of the market.

2. This report will help stakeholders to understand the global industry status and trends of Silver Paste and provides them with information on key market drivers, restraints, challenges, and opportunities.

3. This report will help stakeholders to understand competitors better and gain more insights to strengthen their position in their businesses. The competitive landscape section includes the market share and rank (in sales and value), competitor ecosystem, new product development, expansion, and acquisition.

4. This report stays updated with novel technology integration, features, and the latest developments in the market.

5. This report helps stakeholders to gain insights into which regions to target globally.

6. This report helps stakeholders to gain insights into the end-user perception concerning the adoption of Silver Paste.

7. This report helps stakeholders to identify some of the key players in the market and understand their valuable contribution.

Chapter Outline

Chapter 1: Provides an overview of the Silver Paste market, including product definition, global market growth prospects, sales value, sales volume, and average price forecasts (2019-2030).

Chapter 2: Analysis key trends, drivers, challenges, and opportunities within the global Silver Paste industry.

Chapter 3: Detailed analysis of Silver Paste manufacturers competitive landscape, price, sales and revenue market share, latest development plan, merger, and acquisition information, etc.

Chapter 4: Provides the analysis of various market segments by type, covering the market size and development potential of each market segment, to help readers find the blue ocean market in different market segments.

Chapter 5: Provides the analysis of various market segments by application, covering the market size and development potential of each market segment, to help readers find the blue ocean market in different downstream markets.

Chapter 6: Sales and value of Silver Paste in regional level. It provides a quantitative analysis of the market size and development potential of each region and introduces the market development, future development prospects, market space, and market size of each country in the world.

Chapter 7: Sales and value of Silver Paste in country level. It provides sigmate data by type, and by application for each country/region.

Chapter 8: Provides profiles of key players, introducing the basic situation of the main companies in the market in detail, including product sales, revenue, price, gross margin, product introduction, recent development, etc.

Chapter 9: Analysis of industrial chain, including the upstream and downstream of the industry.

Chapter 10: Concluding Insights.

Chapter 10: Concluding Insights.
1 MARKET OVERVIEW

1.1 Product Definition
1.2 Global Market Growth Prospects
  1.2.1 Global Silver Paste Sales Value (2019-2030)
  1.2.2 Global Silver Paste Sales Volume (2019-2030)
  1.2.3 Global Silver Paste Sales Average Price (2019-2030)
1.3 Assumptions and Limitations
1.4 Study Goals and Objectives

2 SILVER PASTE MARKET DYNAMICS

2.1 Silver Paste Industry Trends
2.2 Silver Paste Industry Drivers
2.3 Silver Paste Industry Opportunities and Challenges
2.4 Silver Paste Industry Restraints

3 SILVER PASTE MARKET BY COMPANY

3.1 Global Silver Paste Company Revenue Ranking in 2023
3.2 Global Silver Paste Revenue by Company (2019-2024)
3.3 Global Silver Paste Sales Volume by Company (2019-2024)
3.4 Global Silver Paste Average Price by Company (2019-2024)
3.5 Global Silver Paste Company Ranking, 2022 VS 2023 VS 2024
3.6 Global Silver Paste Company Manufacturing Base & Headquarters
3.7 Global Silver Paste Company, Product Type & Application
3.8 Global Silver Paste Company Commercialization Time
3.9 Market Competitive Analysis
  3.9.1 Global Silver Paste Market CR5 and HHI
  3.9.2 Global Top 5 and 10 Company Market Share by Revenue in 2023
  3.9.3 2023 Silver Paste Tier 1, Tier 2, and Tier
3.10 Mergers & Acquisitions, Expansion

4 SILVER PASTE MARKET BY TYPE

4.1 Silver Paste Type Introduction
  4.1.1 Front Side Silver Paste
  4.1.2 Back Side Silver Paste
4.2 Global Silver Paste Sales Volume by Type
  4.2.1 Global Silver Paste Sales Volume by Type (2019 VS 2023 VS 2030)
  4.2.2 Global Silver Paste Sales Volume by Type (2019-2030)
  4.2.3 Global Silver Paste Sales Volume Share by Type (2019-2030)
4.3 Global Silver Paste Sales Value by Type
  4.3.1 Global Silver Paste Sales Value by Type (2019 VS 2023 VS 2030)
  4.3.2 Global Silver Paste Sales Value by Type (2019-2030)
  4.3.3 Global Silver Paste Sales Value Share by Type (2019-2030)

5 SILVER PASTE MARKET BY APPLICATION

5.1 Silver Paste Application Introduction
  5.1.1 Poly-Si Solar Cell
  5.1.2 Mono c-Si Solar Cell
  5.1.3 Others
5.2 Global Silver Paste Sales Volume by Application
  5.2.1 Global Silver Paste Sales Volume by Application (2019 VS 2023 VS 2030)
  5.2.2 Global Silver Paste Sales Volume by Application (2019-2030)
  5.2.3 Global Silver Paste Sales Volume Share by Application (2019-2030)
5.3 Global Silver Paste Sales Value by Application
  5.3.1 Global Silver Paste Sales Value by Application (2019 VS 2023 VS 2030)
  5.3.2 Global Silver Paste Sales Value by Application (2019-2030)
  5.3.3 Global Silver Paste Sales Value Share by Application (2019-2030)

6 SILVER PASTE MARKET BY REGION

6.1 Global Silver Paste Sales by Region: 2019 VS 2023 VS 2030
6.2 Global Silver Paste Sales by Region (2019-2030)
  6.2.1 Global Silver Paste Sales by Region: 2019-2024
  6.2.2 Global Silver Paste Sales by Region (2025-2030)
6.3 Global Silver Paste Sales Value by Region: 2019 VS 2023 VS 2030
6.4 Global Silver Paste Sales Value by Region (2019-2030)
  6.4.1 Global Silver Paste Sales Value by Region: 2019-2024
  6.4.2 Global Silver Paste Sales Value by Region (2025-2030)
6.5 Global Silver Paste Market Price Analysis by Region (2019-2024)
6.6 North America
  6.6.1 North America Silver Paste Sales Value (2019-2030)
  6.6.2 North America Silver Paste Sales Value Share by Country, 2023 VS 2030
6.7 Europe
  6.7.1 Europe Silver Paste Sales Value (2019-2030)
  6.7.2 Europe Silver Paste Sales Value Share by Country, 2023 VS 2030
6.8 Asia-Pacific
  6.8.1 Asia-Pacific Silver Paste Sales Value (2019-2030)
  6.8.2 Asia-Pacific Silver Paste Sales Value Share by Country, 2023 VS 2030
6.9 Latin America
  6.9.1 Latin America Silver Paste Sales Value (2019-2030)
  6.9.2 Latin America Silver Paste Sales Value Share by Country, 2023 VS 2030
6.10 Middle East & Africa
  6.10.1 Middle East & Africa Silver Paste Sales Value (2019-2030)
  6.10.2 Middle East & Africa Silver Paste Sales Value Share by Country, 2023 VS 2030

7 SILVER PASTE MARKET BY COUNTRY

7.1 Global Silver Paste Sales by Country: 2019 VS 2023 VS 2030
7.2 Global Silver Paste Sales Value by Country: 2019 VS 2023 VS 2030
7.3 Global Silver Paste Sales by Country (2019-2030)
  7.3.1 Global Silver Paste Sales by Country (2019-2024)
  7.3.2 Global Silver Paste Sales by Country (2025-2030)
7.4 Global Silver Paste Sales Value by Country (2019-2030)
  7.4.1 Global Silver Paste Sales Value by Country (2019-2024)
  7.4.2 Global Silver Paste Sales Value by Country (2025-2030)
7.5 USA
  7.5.1 Global Silver Paste Sales Value Growth Rate (2019-2030)
  7.5.2 Global Silver Paste Sales Value Share by Type, 2023 VS 2030
  7.5.3 Global Silver Paste Sales Value Share by Application, 2023 VS 2030
7.6 Canada
  7.6.1 Global Silver Paste Sales Value Growth Rate (2019-2030)
  7.6.2 Global Silver Paste Sales Value Share by Type, 2023 VS 2030
  7.6.3 Global Silver Paste Sales Value Share by Application, 2023 VS 2030
7.7 Germany
  7.7.1 Global Silver Paste Sales Value Growth Rate (2019-2030)
  7.7.2 Global Silver Paste Sales Value Share by Type, 2023 VS 2030
  7.7.3 Global Silver Paste Sales Value Share by Application, 2023 VS 2030
7.8 France
  7.8.1 Global Silver Paste Sales Value Growth Rate (2019-2030)
  7.8.2 Global Silver Paste Sales Value Share by Type, 2023 VS 2030
  7.8.3 Global Silver Paste Sales Value Share by Application, 2023 VS 2030
7.9 U.K.
  7.9.1 Global Silver Paste Sales Value Growth Rate (2019-2030)
  7.9.2 Global Silver Paste Sales Value Share by Type, 2023 VS 2030
  7.9.3 Global Silver Paste Sales Value Share by Application, 2023 VS 2030
7.10 Italy
  7.10.1 Global Silver Paste Sales Value Growth Rate (2019-2030)
  7.10.2 Global Silver Paste Sales Value Share by Type, 2023 VS 2030
  7.10.3 Global Silver Paste Sales Value Share by Application, 2023 VS 2030
7.11 Netherlands
  7.11.1 Global Silver Paste Sales Value Growth Rate (2019-2030)
  7.11.2 Global Silver Paste Sales Value Share by Type, 2023 VS 2030
  7.11.3 Global Silver Paste Sales Value Share by Application, 2023 VS 2030
7.12 Nordic Countries
  7.12.1 Global Silver Paste Sales Value Growth Rate (2019-2030)
  7.12.2 Global Silver Paste Sales Value Share by Type, 2023 VS 2030
  7.12.3 Global Silver Paste Sales Value Share by Application, 2023 VS 2030
7.13 China
  7.13.1 Global Silver Paste Sales Value Growth Rate (2019-2030)
  7.13.2 Global Silver Paste Sales Value Share by Type, 2023 VS 2030
  7.13.3 Global Silver Paste Sales Value Share by Application, 2023 VS 2030
7.14 Japan
  7.14.1 Global Silver Paste Sales Value Growth Rate (2019-2030)
  7.14.2 Global Silver Paste Sales Value Share by Type, 2023 VS 2030
  7.14.3 Global Silver Paste Sales Value Share by Application, 2023 VS 2030
7.15 South Korea
  7.15.1 Global Silver Paste Sales Value Growth Rate (2019-2030)
  7.15.2 Global Silver Paste Sales Value Share by Type, 2023 VS 2030
  7.15.3 Global Silver Paste Sales Value Share by Application, 2023 VS 2030
7.16 Southeast Asia
  7.16.1 Global Silver Paste Sales Value Growth Rate (2019-2030)
  7.16.2 Global Silver Paste Sales Value Share by Type, 2023 VS 2030
  7.16.3 Global Silver Paste Sales Value Share by Application, 2023 VS 2030
7.17 India
  7.17.1 Global Silver Paste Sales Value Growth Rate (2019-2030)
  7.17.2 Global Silver Paste Sales Value Share by Type, 2023 VS 2030
  7.17.3 Global Silver Paste Sales Value Share by Application, 2023 VS 2030
7.18 Australia
  7.18.1 Global Silver Paste Sales Value Growth Rate (2019-2030)
  7.18.2 Global Silver Paste Sales Value Share by Type, 2023 VS 2030
  7.18.3 Global Silver Paste Sales Value Share by Application, 2023 VS 2030
7.19 Mexico
  7.19.1 Global Silver Paste Sales Value Growth Rate (2019-2030)
  7.19.2 Global Silver Paste Sales Value Share by Type, 2023 VS 2030
  7.19.3 Global Silver Paste Sales Value Share by Application, 2023 VS 2030
7.20 Brazil
  7.20.1 Global Silver Paste Sales Value Growth Rate (2019-2030)
  7.20.2 Global Silver Paste Sales Value Share by Type, 2023 VS 2030
  7.20.3 Global Silver Paste Sales Value Share by Application, 2023 VS 2030
7.21 Turkey
  7.21.1 Global Silver Paste Sales Value Growth Rate (2019-2030)
  7.21.2 Global Silver Paste Sales Value Share by Type, 2023 VS 2030
  7.21.3 Global Silver Paste Sales Value Share by Application, 2023 VS 2030
7.22 Saudi Arabia
  7.22.1 Global Silver Paste Sales Value Growth Rate (2019-2030)
  7.22.2 Global Silver Paste Sales Value Share by Type, 2023 VS 2030
  7.22.3 Global Silver Paste Sales Value Share by Application, 2023 VS 2030
7.23 UAE
  7.23.1 Global Silver Paste Sales Value Growth Rate (2019-2030)
  7.23.2 Global Silver Paste Sales Value Share by Type, 2023 VS 2030
  7.23.3 Global Silver Paste Sales Value Share by Application, 2023 VS 2030

8 COMPANY PROFILES

8.1 Heraeus
  8.1.1 Heraeus Comapny Information
  8.1.2 Heraeus Business Overview
  8.1.3 Heraeus Silver Paste Sales, Value and Gross Margin (2019-2024)
  8.1.4 Heraeus Silver Paste Product Portfolio
  8.1.5 Heraeus Recent Developments
8.2 DuPont
  8.2.1 DuPont Comapny Information
  8.2.2 DuPont Business Overview
  8.2.3 DuPont Silver Paste Sales, Value and Gross Margin (2019-2024)
  8.2.4 DuPont Silver Paste Product Portfolio
  8.2.5 DuPont Recent Developments
8.3 Samsung SDI
  8.3.1 Samsung SDI Comapny Information
  8.3.2 Samsung SDI Business Overview
  8.3.3 Samsung SDI Silver Paste Sales, Value and Gross Margin (2019-2024)
  8.3.4 Samsung SDI Silver Paste Product Portfolio
  8.3.5 Samsung SDI Recent Developments
8.4 Giga Solar
  8.4.1 Giga Solar Comapny Information
  8.4.2 Giga Solar Business Overview
  8.4.3 Giga Solar Silver Paste Sales, Value and Gross Margin (2019-2024)
  8.4.4 Giga Solar Silver Paste Product Portfolio
  8.4.5 Giga Solar Recent Developments
8.5 Noritake
  8.5.1 Noritake Comapny Information
  8.5.2 Noritake Business Overview
  8.5.3 Noritake Silver Paste Sales, Value and Gross Margin (2019-2024)
  8.5.4 Noritake Silver Paste Product Portfolio
  8.5.5 Noritake Recent Developments
8.6 TransCom Electronic
  8.6.1 TransCom Electronic Comapny Information
  8.6.2 TransCom Electronic Business Overview
  8.6.3 TransCom Electronic Silver Paste Sales, Value and Gross Margin (2019-2024)
  8.6.4 TransCom Electronic Silver Paste Product Portfolio
  8.6.5 TransCom Electronic Recent Developments
8.7 iSilver Material
  8.7.1 iSilver Material Comapny Information
  8.7.2 iSilver Material Business Overview
  8.7.3 iSilver Material Silver Paste Sales, Value and Gross Margin (2019-2024)
  8.7.4 iSilver Material Silver Paste Product Portfolio
  8.7.5 iSilver Material Recent Developments
8.8 EGing
  8.8.1 EGing Comapny Information
  8.8.2 EGing Business Overview
  8.8.3 EGing Silver Paste Sales, Value and Gross Margin (2019-2024)
  8.8.4 EGing Silver Paste Product Portfolio
  8.8.5 EGing Recent Developments
8.9 ENC
  8.9.1 ENC Comapny Information
  8.9.2 ENC Business Overview
  8.9.3 ENC Silver Paste Sales, Value and Gross Margin (2019-2024)
  8.9.4 ENC Silver Paste Product Portfolio
  8.9.5 ENC Recent Developments
8.10 DKEM
  8.10.1 DKEM Comapny Information
  8.10.2 DKEM Business Overview
  8.10.3 DKEM Silver Paste Sales, Value and Gross Margin (2019-2024)
  8.10.4 DKEM Silver Paste Product Portfolio
  8.10.5 DKEM Recent Developments
8.11 Cermet
  8.11.1 Cermet Comapny Information
  8.11.2 Cermet Business Overview
  8.11.3 Cermet Silver Paste Sales, Value and Gross Margin (2019-2024)
  8.11.4 Cermet Silver Paste Product Portfolio
  8.11.5 Cermet Recent Developments
8.12 Namics
  8.12.1 Namics Comapny Information
  8.12.2 Namics Business Overview
  8.12.3 Namics Silver Paste Sales, Value and Gross Margin (2019-2024)
  8.12.4 Namics Silver Paste Product Portfolio
  8.12.5 Namics Recent Developments
8.13 Youleguang
  8.13.1 Youleguang Comapny Information
  8.13.2 Youleguang Business Overview
  8.13.3 Youleguang Silver Paste Sales, Value and Gross Margin (2019-2024)
  8.13.4 Youleguang Silver Paste Product Portfolio
  8.13.5 Youleguang Recent Developments
8.14 Sinocera
  8.14.1 Sinocera Comapny Information
  8.14.2 Sinocera Business Overview
  8.14.3 Sinocera Silver Paste Sales, Value and Gross Margin (2019-2024)
  8.14.4 Sinocera Silver Paste Product Portfolio
  8.14.5 Sinocera Recent Developments
8.15 Dongjin
  8.15.1 Dongjin Comapny Information
  8.15.2 Dongjin Business Overview
  8.15.3 Dongjin Silver Paste Sales, Value and Gross Margin (2019-2024)
  8.15.4 Dongjin Silver Paste Product Portfolio
  8.15.5 Dongjin Recent Developments
8.16 Monocrystal
  8.16.1 Monocrystal Comapny Information
  8.16.2 Monocrystal Business Overview
  8.16.3 Monocrystal Silver Paste Sales, Value and Gross Margin (2019-2024)
  8.16.4 Monocrystal Silver Paste Product Portfolio
  8.16.5 Monocrystal Recent Developments
8.17 Rutech
  8.17.1 Rutech Comapny Information
  8.17.2 Rutech Business Overview
  8.17.3 Rutech Silver Paste Sales, Value and Gross Margin (2019-2024)
  8.17.4 Rutech Silver Paste Product Portfolio
  8.17.5 Rutech Recent Developments
8.18 Daejoo
  8.18.1 Daejoo Comapny Information
  8.18.2 Daejoo Business Overview
  8.18.3 Daejoo Silver Paste Sales, Value and Gross Margin (2019-2024)
  8.18.4 Daejoo Silver Paste Product Portfolio
  8.18.5 Daejoo Recent Developments
8.19 Xi'an Chuanglian
  8.19.1 Xi'an Chuanglian Comapny Information
  8.19.2 Xi'an Chuanglian Business Overview
  8.19.3 Xi'an Chuanglian Silver Paste Sales, Value and Gross Margin (2019-2024)
  8.19.4 Xi'an Chuanglian Silver Paste Product Portfolio
  8.19.5 Xi'an Chuanglian Recent Developments
8.20 Exojet
  8.20.1 Exojet Comapny Information
  8.20.2 Exojet Business Overview
  8.20.3 Exojet Silver Paste Sales, Value and Gross Margin (2019-2024)
  8.20.4 Exojet Silver Paste Product Portfolio
  8.20.5 Exojet Recent Developments
8.21 Leed Electronic
  8.21.1 Leed Electronic Comapny Information
  8.21.2 Leed Electronic Business Overview
  8.21.3 Leed Electronic Silver Paste Sales, Value and Gross Margin (2019-2024)
  8.21.4 Leed Electronic Silver Paste Product Portfolio
  8.21.5 Leed Electronic Recent Developments

9 VALUE CHAIN AND SALES CHANNELS ANALYSIS

9.1 Silver Paste Value Chain Analysis
  9.1.1 Silver Paste Key Raw Materials
  9.1.2 Raw Materials Key Suppliers
  9.1.3 Manufacturing Cost Structure
  9.1.4 Silver Paste Sales Mode & Process
9.2 Silver Paste Sales Channels Analysis
  9.2.1 Direct Comparison with Distribution Share
  9.2.2 Silver Paste Distributors
  9.2.3 Silver Paste Customers

10 CONCLUDING INSIGHTS

11 APPENDIX

11.1 Reasons for Doing This Study
11.2 Research Methodology
11.3 Research Process
11.4 Authors List of This Report
11.5 Data Source
  11.5.1 Secondary Sources
  11.5.2 Primary Sources
11.6 Disclaimer


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