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Polysilicon Market by End-use industry (Solar PV (Monocrystalline Solar Panel and Multicrystalline Solar Panel) and Electronics), and Region (Asia-Pacific, North America, Europe and Middle East & South America) - Global Forecast to 2021

October 2016 | 118 pages | ID: P0501BDC2C9EN
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“Rapid growth in solar PV and electronics industries drives the polysilicon market”

The global polysilicon market is estimated to reach USD 8.90 billion by 2021 at a CAGR of 13.00%. Increasing consumer awareness coupled with government initiatives for sustainable energy is fueling the growth of solar PV installation across the world. China, Japan and U.S. collectively accounted for two thirds of the global solar PV market. Polysilicon is the building block for more than 90% of the photovoltaic solar panels globally, and therefore the growth of the solar PV industry is subsequently driving the demand for polysilicon. Moreover, polysilicon also used as a key raw material to manufacture electronic chips. Hence, the increasing demand for semiconductors in data processing and communication devices, such as tablets and smartphones is driving the demand for polysilicon. However, the requirement of high capital expenditure for the establishment polysilicon production plants, creates high entry barriers for the smaller players, which in turn discourages market growth. Moreover, declining prices and anti-dumping policies in China are the major challenges for polysilicon manufacturers.

“Solar PV industry: The fastest growing segment in the polysilicon market”

The solar PV industry is the fastest growing end-use industry in the global polysilicon market. Increasing consumer awareness towards sustainability coupled with government incentive programs, fuels the demand for solar PV, globally. Moreover, the solar PV market demand is strengthened due to the policy of implementation of reduction in carbon dioxide emissions by the governments of U.S., China and Japan. Polysilicon is the initial building block to manufacture solar wafers, and, the growth of crystalline solar PV installations across the world, drives the consumption of silicon wafers, which in turn drives the demand for polysilicon, globally.

“Rising demand for solar PV installation in the emerging markets of the Asia-Pacific region is one of the major drivers of the polysilicon market”

In 2015, the Asia-Pacific region accounted for the largest market share, and is estimated to remain the market leader during the forecast period, 2016 to 2021. High growth in both, the solar PV and electronics wafer manufacturing industries in China, Japan, India, and South Korea, is increasing the demand for polysilicon in both, the solar PV and semiconductor industries.

In the process to determine and verify the market size for several segments and subsegments that was gathered through secondary research, extensive primary interviews were conducted.

The breakdown of primary interviews is given below.
  • By Company Type - Tier 1 - 20%, Tier 2 – 32%, and Others - 48%
  • By Designation - C level - 18%, Director level - 27%, and Others - 55%
  • By Region – Asia-Pacific - 39%, North America-30%, Europe - 20%, Middle East, Africa & South America - 11%
The key companies profiled in this market research report are GCL-Poly Energy Holdings Limited (Hong Kong), Wacker Chemie AG (Germany), OCI Company Ltd. (Korea), REC Silicon ASA (Norway), Daqo New Energy Corp. (China) Tokuyama Corporation (Japan), Hemlock Semiconductor Corp. (U.S.), SunEdison, Inc. (U.S.), Woongjin polysilicon Co. Ltd. (Korea) and Activ Solar Gmbh (Austria).

Research Coverage

The report provides detailed description of the application of polysilicon in different end-use industries, such as solar PV and electronics across the world. The solar PV industry is further segmented into monocrystalline and multicrystaline solar panels. The competitive environment prevailing in the industry is analyzed through Porter’s Five Forces analytical framework. Porter’s Five Forces Analysis provides an in-depth understanding of the market attractiveness and the impact of various forces on the global polysilicon market. Moreover, the report includes an in-depth analysis of the competitive landscape, value chain, cost structure and production of polysilicon. The key factors, such as drivers, restraints, opportunities and challenges have been identified and their impact on the global polysilicon market is analyzed in the study.

Reasons to buy the report

The report will help leaders/new entrants in the market in the following ways:

1. The report segments the polysilicon market comprehensively and provides the closest approximations of the revenue for the overall market and the subsegments across different verticals and regions.
2. The report helps stakeholders to understand the pulse of the market and provides information on key market drivers, restraints, opportunities and challenges.
3. The report helps stakeholders to understand their competitors better and gain additional insights into the business. The competitive landscape section includes agreements, expansions, joint ventures and innovations undertaken by market players.
4. The report comprehensively analyses the production capacity and utilization rate of leading manufacturers, globally.
1 INTRODUCTION

1.1 OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY
1.2 MARKET DEFINITION
1.3 MARKET SCOPE
  1.3.1 MARKETS COVERED
  1.3.2 YEARS CONSIDERED FOR THE STUDY
1.4 CURRENCY
1.5 PACKAGE SIZE
1.6 LIMITATION
1.7 STAKEHOLDERS

2 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

2.1 RESEARCH DATA
  2.1.1 SECONDARY DATA
    2.1.1.1 Key data from secondary sources
  2.1.2 PRIMARY DATA
    2.1.2.1 Key industry insights
    2.1.2.2 Breakdown of primary interviews
2.2 MARKET SIZE ESTIMATION
  2.2.1 BOTTOM-UP APPROACH
  2.2.2 TOP-DOWN APPROACH
2.3 DATA TRIANGULATION
2.4 RESEARCH ASSUMPTIONS

3 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

4 PREMIUM INSIGHTS

4.1 SIGNIFICANT OPPORTUNITIES IN THE POLYSILICON MARKET
4.2 ASIA-PACIFIC POLYSILICON MARKET, BY END-USE INDUSTRY AND COUNTRY, 2015
4.3 POLYSILICON MARKET ATTRACTIVENESS
4.4 POLYSILICON MARKET SHARE, BY END-USE INDUSTRY, 2021
4.5 LIFECYCLE ANALYSIS, BY REGION

5 MARKET OVERVIEW

5.1 INTRODUCTION
5.2 MARKET SEGMENTATION
  5.2.1 BY FORM
  5.2.2 BY END-USE INDUSTRY
  5.2.3 BY REGION
5.3 MARKET DYNAMICS
  5.3.1 DRIVERS
    5.3.1.1 Rapid growth in solar PV market
    5.3.1.2 Growing semiconductor industry
  5.3.2 RESTRAINTS
    5.3.2.1 High capital expenditure
  5.3.3 OPPORTUNITIES
    5.3.3.1 Technological advancement in production process
    5.3.3.2 Price equilibrium
  5.3.4 CHALLENGES
    5.3.4.1 Anti-dumping policies related to polysilicon

6 INDUSTRY TRENDS

6.1 INTRODUCTION
6.2 VALUE CHAIN ANALYSIS
6.3 PORTER’S FIVE FORCES ANALYSIS
  6.3.1 BARGAINING POWER OF SUPPLIERS
  6.3.2 BARGAINING POWER OF BUYERS
  6.3.3 THREAT OF SUBSTITUTES
  6.3.4 THREAT OF NEW ENTRANTS
  6.3.5 INTENSITY OF COMPETITIVE RIVALRY
6.4 PRODUCTION ANALYSIS

7 POLYSILICON MARKET, BY FORM

7.1 INTRODUCTION
7.2 CHUNKS
7.3 GRANULES
7.4 RODS

8 POLYSILICON MARKET, BY END-USE INDUSTRY

8.1 INTRODUCTION
8.2 SOLAR PV
  8.2.1 MONOCRYSTALLINE SOLAR PANELS
  8.2.2 MULTICRYSTALLINE SOLAR PANELS
8.3 ELECTRONICS

9 POLYSILICON MARKET, BY REGION

9.1 INTRODUCTION
9.2 ASIA-PACIFIC
  9.2.1 CHINA
  9.2.2 JAPAN
  9.2.3 INDIA
  9.2.4 SOUTH KOREA
  9.2.5 AUSTRALIA
  9.2.6 REST OF ASIA-PACIFIC
9.3 NORTH AMERICA
  9.3.1 U.S.
  9.3.2 CANADA
  9.3.3 MEXICO
9.4 EUROPE
  9.4.1 U.K.
  9.4.2 GERMANY
  9.4.3 FRANCE
  9.4.4 ITALY
  9.4.5 SPAIN
  9.4.6 REST OF EUROPE
9.5 MIDDLE EAST, AFRICA & SOUTH AMERICA (MEA & SA)
  9.5.1 CHILE
  9.5.2 SOUTH AFRICA
  9.5.3 REST OF MEA & SA

10 COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE

10.1 OVERVIEW
10.2 POLYSILICON MARKET SHARE ANALYSIS
10.3 END-USE INDUSTRY: MAPPING OF KEY PLAYERS
10.4 COMPETITIVE SITUATION AND TRENDS
10.5 COMPETITIVE BENCHMARKING OF DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES
  10.5.1 AGREEMENTS
  10.5.2 EXPANSIONS
  10.5.3 JOINT VENTURES
  10.5.4 NEW TEHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENTS

11 COMPANY PROFILES

(Company at a Glance, Business Overview, Products Offered, Key Strategy, Recent Developments, SWOT Analysis & MNM View)*

11.1 GCL-POLY ENERGY HOLDINGS LIMITED
11.2 WACKER CHEMIE AG
11.3 OCI COMPANY LTD.
11.4 REC SILICON ASA
11.5 TOKUYAMA CORPORATION
11.6 DAQO NEW ENERGY CORP.
11.7 HEMLOCK SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION
11.8 SUNEDISON, INC.
11.9 WOONGJIN POLYSILICON CO. LTD.
11.10 ACTIVE SOLAR ENERGIETECHNIK GMBH
11.11 OTHER KEY PLAYERS

*Details on company at a glance, recent financials, Products offered, strategies & insights, & recent developments might not be captured in case of unlisted companies.

12 APPENDIX

12.1 INSIGHTS FROM INDUSTRY EXPERTS
12.2 DISCUSSION GUIDE
12.3 KNOWLEDGE STORE: MARKETSANDMARKETS’ SUBSCRIPTION PORTAL
12.4 INTRODUCING RT: REAL TIME MARKET INTELLIGENCE
12.5 AVAILABLE CUSTOMIZATIONS
12.6 RELATED REPORTS

LIST OF TABLES

Table 1 POLYSILICON MARKET, BY FORM
Table 2 POLYSILICON MARKET, BY END-USE INDUSTRY
Table 3 POLYSILICON MARKET, BY REGION
Table 4 ANNUAL AND CUMULATIVE INSTALLED PV POWER, 2015
Table 5 ENTRY BARRIER ANALYSIS
Table 6 POLYSILICON MARKET SIZE, BY END-USE INDUSTRY, 2014–2021 (USD MILLION)
Table 7 POLYSILICON MARKET SIZE, BY END-USE INDUSTRY, 2014–2021 (KILOTON)
Table 8 POLYSILICON MARKET SIZE IN SOLAR PV END-USE INDUSTRY, BY REGION, 2014–2021 (USD MILLION)
Table 9 POLYSILICON MARKET SIZE IN SOLAR PV END-USE INDUSTRY, BY REGION, 2014–2021 (KILOTON)
Table 10 POLYSILICON MARKET SIZE IN ELECTRONICS END-USE INDUSTRY, BY REGION, 2014–2021 (USD MILLION)
Table 11 POLYSILICON MARKET SIZE IN ELECTRONICS END-USE INDUSTRY, BY REGION, 2014–2021 (KILOTON)
Table 12 POLYSILICON MARKET SIZE, BY REGION, 2014–2021 (USD MILLION)
Table 13 POLYSILICON MARKET SIZE, BY REGION, 2014–2021 (KILOTON)
Table 14 ASIA-PACIFIC: POLYSILICON MARKET SIZE, BY COUNTRY, 2014–2021 (USD MILLION)
Table 15 ASIA-PACIFIC: POLYSILICON MARKET SIZE, BY COUNTRY, 2014–2021 (KILOTON)
Table 16 ASIA-PACIFIC: POLYSILICON MARKET SIZE, BY END-USE INDUSTRY, 2014–2021 (USD MILLION)
Table 17 ASIA-PACIFIC: POLYSILICON MARKET SIZE, BY END-USE INDUSTRY, 2014–2021 (KILOTON)
Table 18 CHINA: ECONOMIC OUTLOOK, 2015
Table 19 CHINA: POLYSILICON MARKET SIZE, BY END-USE INDUSTRY, 2014–2021 (USD MILLION)
Table 20 CHINA: POLYSILICON MARKET SIZE, BY END-USE INDUSTRY, 2014–2021 (KILOTON)
Table 21 JAPAN: ECONOMIC OUTLOOK, 2015
Table 22 JAPAN: POLYSILICON MARKET SIZE, BY END-USE INDUSTRY, 2014–2021 (USD MILLION)
Table 23 JAPAN: POLYSILICON MARKET SIZE, BY END-USE INDUSTRY, 2014–2021 (KILOTON)
Table 24 INDIA: ECONOMIC OUTLOOK, 2015
Table 25 INDIA: POLYSILICON MARKET SIZE, BY END-USE INDUSTRY, 2014–2021 (USD MILLION)
Table 26 INDIA: POLYSILICON MARKET SIZE, BY END-USE INDUSTRY, 2014–2021 (KILOTON)
Table 27 SOUTH KOREA: ECONOMIC OUTLOOK, 2015
Table 28 SOUTH KOREA: POLYSILICON MARKET SIZE, BY END-USE INDUSTRY, 2014–2021 (USD MILLION)
Table 29 SOUTH KOREA: POLYSILICON MARKET SIZE, BY END-USE INDUSTRY, 2014–2021 (KILOTON)
Table 30 AUSTRALIA: ECONOMIC OUTLOOK, 2015
Table 31 AUSTRALIA: POLYSILICON MARKET SIZE, BY END-USE INDUSTRY, 2014–2021 (USD MILLION)
Table 32 AUSTRALIA: POLYSILICON MARKET SIZE, BY END-USE INDUSTRY, 2014–2021 (KILOTON)
Table 33 REST OF ASIA-PACIFIC: POLYSILICON MARKET SIZE, BY END-USE INDUSTRY, 2014–2021 (USD MILLION)
Table 34 REST OF ASIA-PACIFIC: POLYSILICON MARKET SIZE, BY END-USE INDUSTRY, 2014–2021 (KILOTON)
Table 35 NORTH AMERICA: POLYSILICON MARKET SIZE, BY COUNTRY, 2014–2021 (USD MILLION)
Table 36 NORTH AMERICA: POLYSILICON MARKET SIZE, BY COUNTRY, 2014–2021 (KILOTON)
Table 37 NORTH AMERICA: POLYSILICON MARKET SIZE, BY END-USE INDUSTRY, 2014–2021 (USD MILLION)
Table 38 NORTH AMERICA: POLYSILICON MARKET SIZE, BY END-USE INDUSTRY, 2014–2021 (KILOTON)
Table 39 U.S.: ECONOMIC OUTLOOK., 2015
Table 40 U.S.: POLYSILICON MARKET SIZE, BY END-USE INDUSTRY, 2014–2021 (USD MILLION)
Table 41 U.S.: POLYSILICON MARKET SIZE, BY END-USE INDUSTRY, 2014–2021 (KILOTON)
Table 42 CANADA: ECONOMIC OUTLOOK, 2015
Table 43 CANADA: POLYSILICON MARKET SIZE, BY END-USE INDUSTRY, 2014–2021 (USD MILLION)
Table 44 CANADA: POLYSILICON MARKET SIZE, BY END-USE INDUSTRY, 2014–2021 (KILOTON)
Table 45 MEXICO: ECONOMIC OUTLOOK, 2015
Table 46 MEXICO: POLYSILICON MARKET SIZE, BY END-USE INDUSTRY, 2014–2021 (USD MILLION)
Table 47 MEXICO: POLYSILICON MARKET SIZE, BY END-USE INDUSTRY, 2014–2021 (KILOTON)
Table 48 EUROPE: POLYSILICON MARKET SIZE, BY COUNTRY, 2014–2021 (USD MILLION)
Table 49 EUROPE: POLYSILICON MARKET SIZE, BY COUNTRY, 2014–2021 (KILOTON)
Table 50 EUROPE: POLYSILICON MARKET SIZE, BY END-USE INDUSTRY, 2014–2021 (USD MILLION)
Table 51 EUROPE: POLYSILICON MARKET SIZE, BY END-USE INDUSTRY, 2014–2021 (KILOTON)
Table 52 U.K.: ECONOMIC OUTLOOK, 2015
Table 53 U.K.: POLYSILICON MARKET SIZE, BY END-USE INDUSTRY, 2014–2021 (USD MILLION)
Table 54 U.K.: POLYSILICON MARKET SIZE, BY END-USE INDUSTRY, 2014–2021 (KILOTON)
Table 55 GERMANY: ECONOMIC OUTLOOK, 2015
Table 56 GERMANY: POLYSILICON MARKET SIZE, BY END-USE INDUSTRY, 2014–2021 (USD MILLION)
Table 57 GERMANY: POLYSILICON MARKET SIZE, BY END-USE INDUSTRY, 2014–2021 (KILOTON)
Table 58 FRANCE: ECONOMIC OUTLOOK, 2015
Table 59 FRANCE: POLYSILICON MARKET SIZE, BY END-USE INDUSTRY, 2014–2021 (USD MILLION)
Table 60 FRANCE: POLYSILICON MARKET SIZE, BY END-USE INDUSTRY, 2014–2021 (KILOTON)
Table 61 ITALY: ECONOMIC OUTLOOK, 2015
Table 62 ITALY: POLYSILICON MARKET SIZE, BY END-USE INDUSTRY, 2014–2021 (USD MILLION)
Table 63 ITALY: POLYSILICON MARKET SIZE, BY END-USE INDUSTRY, 2014–2021 (KILOTON)
Table 64 SPAIN: ECONOMIC OUTLOOK, 2015
Table 65 SPAIN: POLYSILICON MARKET SIZE, BY END-USE INDUSTRY, 2014–2021 (USD MILLION)
Table 66 SPAIN: POLYSILICON MARKET SIZE, BY END-USE INDUSTRY, 2014–2021 (KILOTON)
Table 67 REST OF EUROPE: POLYSILICON MARKET SIZE, BY END-USE INDUSTRY, 2014–2021 (USD MILLION)
Table 68 REST OF EUROPE: POLYSILICON MARKET SIZE, BY END-USE INDUSTRY, 2014–2021 (KILOTON)
Table 69 MEA & SA: POLYSILICON MARKET SIZE, BY COUNTRY, 2014–2021 (USD MILLION)
Table 70 MEA & SA: POLYSILICON MARKET SIZE, BY COUNTRY, 2014–2021 (KILOTON)
Table 71 MEA & SA: POLYSILICON MARKET SIZE, BY END-USE INDUSTRY, 2014–2021 (USD MILLION)
Table 72 MEA & SA: POLYSILICON MARKET SIZE, BY END-USE INDUSTRY, 2014–2021 (KILOTON)
Table 73 CHILE: ECONOMIC OUTLOOK, 2015
Table 74 CHILE: POLYSILICON MARKET SIZE, BY END-USE INDUSTRY, 2014–2021 (USD MILLION)
Table 75 CHILE: POLYSILICON MARKET SIZE, BY END-USE INDUSTRY, 2014–2021 (KILOTON)
Table 76 SOUTH AFRICA: ECONOMIC OUTLOOK, 2015
Table 77 SOUTH AFRICA: POLYSILICON MARKET SIZE, BY END-USE INDUSTRY, 2014–2021 (USD MILLION)
Table 78 SOUTH AFRICA: POLYSILICON MARKET SIZE, BY END-USE INDUSTRY, 2014–2021 (KILOTON)
Table 79 REST OF MEA & SA: POLYSILICON MARKET SIZE, BY END-USE INDUSTRY, 2014–2021 (USD MILLION)
Table 80 REST OF MEA & SA: POLYSILICON MARKET SIZE, BY END-USE INDUSTRY, 2014–2021 (KILOTON)
Table 81 AGREEMENTS. 2012–2016
Table 82 EXPANSIONS, 2012–2016
Table 83 JOINT VENTURES, 2012–2016
Table 84 NEW TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENTS, 2012–2016

LIST OF FIGURES

Figure 1 POLYSILICON: MARKET SEGMENTATION
Figure 2 YEARS CONSIDERED FOR THE STUDY
Figure 3 POLYSILICON MARKET: RESEARCH DESIGN
Figure 4 BREAKDOWN OF PRIMARY INTERVIEWS
Figure 5 MARKET SIZE ESTIMATION: BOTTOM-UP APPROACH
Figure 6 MARKET SIZE ESTIMATION: TOP-DOWN APPROACH
Figure 7 POLYSILICON MARKET: DATA TRIANGULATION
Figure 8 ASSUMPTIONS OF THE RESEARCH STUDY
Figure 9 SOLAR PV TO BE THE FASTEST-GROWING END-USE INDUSTRY
Figure 10 ASIA-PACIFIC TO BE THE FASTEST-GROWING POLYSILICON MARKET BETWEEN 2016 AND 2021
Figure 11 POLYSILICON MARKET TO WITNESS HIGH GROWTH DURING THE FORECAST PERIOD
Figure 12 SOLAR PV ACCOUNTED FOR THE LARGEST SHARE OF THE POLYSILICON MARKET IN ASIA-PACIFIC
Figure 13 CHINA ACCOUNTED FOR THE LARGEST SHARE OF THE POLYSILICON MARKET IN 2015
Figure 14 SOLAR PV TO DOMINATE THE POLYSILICON MARKET
Figure 15 POLYSILICON MARKET IN ASIA-PACIFIC TO WITNESS HIGH GROWTH DURING THE FORECAST PERIOD
Figure 16 DRIVERS, RESTRAINTS, OPPORTUNITIES, AND CHALLENGES IN THE POLYSILICON MARKET
Figure 17 PV SOLAR INSTALLATION, BY COUNTRY
Figure 18 MANUFACTURERS ARE THE MOST IMPORTANT ENTITY IN THE VALUE CHAIN
Figure 19 PORTER’S FIVE FORCES ANALYSIS
Figure 20 SOLAR PV SEGMENT TO ACCOUNT FOR THE LARGEST SHARE BY 2021
Figure 21 INDIA AND CHINA ARE EMERGING AS STRATEGIC DESTINATIONS
Figure 22 INDIA TO BE THE FASTEST-GROWING MARKET IN ASIA-PACIFIC, 2016–2021
Figure 23 CHINA LEADS THE POLYSILICON MARKET IN ASIA-PACIFIC
Figure 24 U.S. TO BE THE FASTEST-GROWING MARKET IN NORTH AMERICA, 2016–2021
Figure 25 U.S. LEADS THE POLYSILICON MARKET IN NORTH AMERICA
Figure 26 COMPANIES ADOPTED AGREEMENT AS THE KEY GROWTH STRATEGY, 2012–2016
Figure 27 GCL-POLY ENERGY HOLDINGS LIMITED DOMINATED THE EUROPEAN POLYSILICON MARKET, 2015
Figure 28 END-USE INDUSTRY: MAPPING OF KEY MARKET PLAYERS
Figure 29 BATTLE FOR MARKET SHARE: AGREEMENT IS THE KEY STRATEGY
Figure 30 GCL-POLY ENERGY HOLDINGS LIMITED: COMPANY SNAPSHOT
Figure 31 GCL-POLY ENERGY HOLDINGS LIMITED: SWOT ANALYSIS
Figure 32 WACKER CHEMIE AG: COMPANY SNAPSHOT
Figure 33 WACKER CHEMIE AG: SWOT ANALYSIS
Figure 34 OCI COMPANY LTD.: COMPANY SNAPSHOT
Figure 35 OCI COOMPANY LTD.: SWOT ANALYSIS
Figure 36 REC SILICON ASA: COMPANY SNAPSHOT
Figure 37 REC SILICON ASA: SWOT ANALYSIS
Figure 38 TOKUYAMA CORPORATION: COMPANY SNAPSHOT
Figure 39 TOKUYAMA CORPORATION: SWOT ANALYSIS
Figure 40 DAQO NEW ENERGY CORP.: COMPANY SNAPSHOT
Figure 41 SUNEDISON, INC.: COMPANY SNAPSHOT


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