Asian Metal will hold the 3rd World Silicon Forum on 25-26th May, 2015 in Beijing China, when producers, traders and consumers of silicon metal across the world will congregate to discuss the development and outlook of the global silicon industry. Asian Metal, a leading international metal information provider, together with insiders will establish a communication platform for market participants within or related to silicon industry from all over the world. Asian Metal held the 1st and 2nd World Silicon Forum in Xiamen, China in May of 2013 and 2014. These forums were widely supported by silicon industry participants from across the world.
The global silicon metal market experienced a positive year in 2014. During the year demand from downstream aluminum alloy, polysilicon and organosilicon industries was strong. The demand in Asian markets rose whilst silicon metal output in both Brazil and South Africa decreased. The silicon metal prices in Europe and the US increased sharply as a result of a tightening in available supply. In response to this, Chinese silicon metal export volumes improved during 2014. China aggregately exported 645,785t of silicon metal in the first three quarters in 2014, up by 27.07% against the 508,202t YOY. In addition to this, several silicon metal smelters in China have plans to expand their capacity in 2015.
The Chinese polysilicon industry recovered gradually in 2014. The quantities of processing trades on imported polysilicon increased sharply after China imposed anti-dumping controls on imported solar grade polysilicon from the US and South Korea on 20th January 2014 and from the EU on 1st May 2014. This also caused overseas polysilicon suppliers to attempt to find various ways of avoiding the anti-dumping measures. The Ministry of Commerce in China published a notice on August 14th, showing that China would stop accepting applications from the processing trade in imported solar grade polysilicon after September 1st 2014. Will the Chinese polysilicon industry see obvious improvements in 2015?
How can the Chinese silicon metal industry balance the production and demand? Will the consumption of silicon metal from the aluminum alloy industry increase in 2015? How can Chinese polysilicon enterprises prosper when their downstream products are resisted by international “Double-anti” policies in a struggling global photovoltaic market? Some organosilicon plants in China have plans to expand capacity in 2015. Will the demand for silicon metal from the organosilicon industry increase?
Asian Metal will hold the 3rd World Silicon Forum on 25-26th May, 2015 in Beijing China, when producers, traders and consumers of silicon metal across the world will congregate to discuss the development and outlook of the global silicon industry. We look forward to seeing you in Beijing.
