Silicone

This week, the price of DMC fell. The silicone monomer producers raised the operating rate, and the downstream terminal demand reduced. The leading silicone monomer producers decreased the DMC price first, while most others followed suit. The price of silicon metal rose. The prices of methyl chloride and methanol fluctuated slightly, the production cost of DMC increased. In the week, as the price of raw materials was down and the downstream demand lessened, the prices of OH polymer, gum and silicone fluid dropped, while that of HCR stabilized. With the relatively high operating rate of silicone monomer producers and the completion of the phase stocking in the downstream sectors, the silicone price is expected to fall in the short term.

Fumed silica

This week, the domestic fumed silica market consolidated. Enterprises offered high quotations. In terms of raw materials, the shortage of monomethyltrichlorosilane (MTCS) and silicon tetrachloride (STC) made their prices rise. The fumed silica enterprises had limited inventory. The producers of RTV rubber and HCR in the downstream sectors bought fumed silica on the rigid demand. With the high price of the raw materials and the low inventory as well as the growing demand in the downstream sectors, it's anticipated that the price of fumed silica will rise in the short term.

Silicon metal

The spot price of silicon metal was stable in the week. On the supply side, in northern China, it had stable supply of silicon metal as the big producers released capacities, while in Fujian and Yunnan Provinces of southern China, producers had the high operating rate and the supply of silicon metal was sufficient. For the demand, at the beginning of the week, silicone monomer producers restarted plants, increasing the supply of DMC spot, the downstream players bought silicon metal under the rigid demand. Most of polysilicon enterprises ran normally, with less demand for silicon metal than expected. The aluminium producers had stable needs on silicon metal. On the cost, the rising prices of electrode and silicon coal will lead to the silicon metal producers to raise price.  

Polysilicon

The polysilicon market price in the week was in stability. First, the actual transaction price of silicon wafers was declining, making it more difficult for polysilicon firms to get new orders. Second, the high operating rate of the downstream ingot mono pulling enterprises rendered their demand for polysilicon in growth. Amid the short supply of polysilicon, the polysilicon producers had low possibility of lower price in the short period. Third, as the polysilicon companies have the existing contract orders unfinished and no inventory in the near future, they are inclined to raise the transaction price.