Solar Cells Market Has Sic Expanding

Netherlands-based Kollo Holding bv and China Gengsheng Minerals Inc of Gongyi, Heran Province, have both revealed the photovoltaic market, specifically solar cells, as the driving factor behind their expansions in silicon carbide SiC production. There is an estimated SiC deficit of up to 80,000/tpa owing to stable demand from traditional abrasive, refractory and metallurgical markets, and new demand from photovoltaic cells, diesel particulate filters & wiresaw cutting. This article explains how producers in Europe and China are expanding to meet this deficit.