The spot silicon price in the United States has fallen into what many consider troubling territory, reaching a nearly three-year low on Thursday October 10 due to weak demand and surplus supply.
Overseas suppliers have increasingly been sending silicon to the US at levels that undercut domestic producers' prices, further weighing on the market, sources said."There's a flood of imports coming to the US... [On a] prorated [basis], you've got a lot more imports coming to the US than at this time last year," one domestic seller source said. "The price is going through the...