April begins with falling wafer prices on the international market

The value of the component has shown a reduction in the last four weeks, points out InfoLink Consulting
April begins with wafer prices falling on the international market
The value of wafers has been falling steadily in recent weeks. Photo: Freepik/Reproduction

Pela fourth week consecutiva, the price of wafers fell in international market. This is what the InfoLink Bulletin, released this Thursday (04), states.

A main difference cost was due to the 210mm P-type wafers, which fluctuated 8%, now selling for $0,287 per piece. Meanwhile, the 182mm P-type parts are priced at US$0,211, 5,4% drop.

Check out, below, other highlights of the global photovoltaic chain present in the weekly newsletter most recent of InfoLink.

Cells

With the price of wafers constantly falling, at least in China the value of cells began to be affected. However, the component production remained stable over the last week. 

In China, P-Type cells, both 182mm and 210mm, dropped just under 3% in its value in RMB (Yuan). Furthermore, TOPCon technology 6% this last week.

Customer Service Modules

Module manufacturers began delivering new orders this week, mainly for utility-scale projects.

In April, the market will remain under pressure. It is estimated that the monthly production volume will reach 58 GW – an increase of 4% in planning, when compared to the end of March.

Other highlights

In the Chinese domestic market there were changes in addition to P-type wafers, but these did not affect values ​​on the international market.

Modules with PERC technology showed variations between 2% and 3%. Those with TOPCon technology also suffered a small change, of around 1%, in their value.

Polysilicon, on the other hand, showed price fluctuations, both granular and sold in pieces. The fluctuations were 5% and 6%, respectively.


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Frederico Tapia
Journalism student at UNESP on the Bauru campus. She has experience in producing journalistic articles.

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