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SILICON AND FERRO SILICON - A GLOBAL STRATEGIC BUSINESS REPORT   

Research Abstract

This report analyzes the worldwide markets for Silicon and Ferro Silicon in Thousands of Tons by the following End Use Segments: Silicon - Metallurgy, Chemical, Semiconductors, and Others; Ferro Silicon - Ferrous Foundry, Steel Industry, and Others. The report provides separate comprehensive analytics for the US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Middle East, and Latin America. Annual estimates and forecasts are provided for the period 2007 through 2015. A seven-year historic analysis is also provided for these markets. The report profiles 69 companies including many key and niche players such as Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing Ltd., China National Bluestar (Group) Corporation, Bluestar Silicon Materials Co.Ltd, Compagnie De Saint-Gobain, CC Metals and Alloys, LLC, Dow Corning Corporation, Elkem AS, Evonik Degussa GmbH, Ferroatlanica Group, Invensil, Fesil ASA, Globe Specialty Metals, Globe Metallurgical Inc, Hemlock Semiconductor Corporation, Luoyang Institute of Refractories Research, MEMC Electronic Materials, Inc., Mitsubishi Materials Corporation, Mitsubishi Polycrystalline Silicon America Corporation, OSAKA Titanium Technologies Co., Ltd., Renewable Energy Corporation ASA, REC Solar Grade Silicon LLC, RIMA Industrial S/A, Simcala Inc., Simcoa (Silicon Metal Company of Australia) Operations Pty Ltd, Shin-Etsu Handotai Co. Ltd, Sinosteel Zunyi Ferroalloy Co., Ltd., Sumco Corporation, Sumco Techxiv Corporation, Tokuyama Corporation, VBC Ferro Alloys Ltd., and Wacker Chemie AG . Market data and analytics are derived from primary and secondary research. Company profiles are mostly extracted from URL research and reported select online sources.

Code : MCP-2138
Price : $4500
Companies : 69
Pages : 331
Date : October 2010
Market Data Tables : 142

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 TABLE OF CONTENTS

  SILICON AND FERRO SILICON (Complete Report) Pages : 331   | $4500
 
  1. INTRODUCTION, METHODOLOGY & PRODUCT DEFINITIONS.....I-13 $295  
   Study Reliability and Reporting Limitations.....I-1  
   Disclaimers.....I-2
Data Interpretation & Reporting Level.....I-2
  
   Quantitative Techniques & Analytics.....I-3
Product Definitions and Scope of Study.....I-3
Silicon.....I-3
Ferro Silicon.....I-3
  
  2. MARKET DYNAMICS.....II-48 $1950  
   End Use Applications Impact Demand.....II-4
Current & Future Analysis.....II-4
Silicon Market by End-use.....II-4
Ferro Silicon Market by End-use.....II-4
1$100
   Steel and Aluminum Industry Shape Market Fortunes.....II-5
Silicon Wafer Industry Goes through Turbulent Times.....II-5
300mm Wafers Emerge as Tough Competitors to 200mm Wafers.....II-5
Core Silicon Market Enters into Revival Phase.....II-5
1$100
   Polysilicon Market: Outlook.....II-6
Table 1: Global Supply of Polysilicon to the Photovoltaic Industry (2007): Supply of Polysilicon in Metric Tons by Leading Suppliers (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....II-6
1$350
   Production Scenario.....II-7
Table 2: Global Polysilicon Market (2007): Production of Polysilicon in Tons by Leading Manufacturers (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....II-7
1$350
   Table 3: Global Polysilicon Market (2011): Production Capacity in Metric Tons of New Entrants (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....II-81$350
   Competitive Scenario.....II-9
Table 4: Leading Manufacturers in the Global Merchant Silicon and Epitaxial Wafer Market (2007): Percentage Breakdown of Value Sales for Shin-Etsu Handotai, SUMCO, Siltronic, MEMC Electronics Materials, Sumco Techxiv and Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....II-9

Table 5: Leading Manufacturers in the Global Silicon Wafer Market (2007): Percentage Breakdown of Volume Sales for Shin –Etsu Handotai, SUMCO, Siltronic, MEMC, LG Siltron and Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....II-9

Table 6: Leading Manufacturers in the Global Semiconductor Polysilicon Market (2007): Percentage Breakdown of Production for Hemlock, Tokuyama, Wacker Chemie, Mitsubishi (US& Japan), REC Silicon, MEMC (Italy & US), Sumitomo Sitix and Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....II-9
1$350
   Table 7: Leading Manufacturers in the Global Multicrystalline Wafers Market (2005 & 2006): Percentage Breakdown of Production for REC Wafer, PV Crystallox, Deutsche Solar, Kyocera, JFE, BP Solar, Sumco, and Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....II-10
Historic Stats.....II-10
Production.....II-10
1$350
   Table 8: Global Silicon and Ferrosilicon Market (2004 & 2005): Production in ‘000 Metric Tons by Country - China, Russia, Norway, United States, Brazil, Ukraine, France, South Africa, Iceland, Kazakhstan, Canada, Venezuela, Spain, India, and Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....II-11
Silicon Exports.....II-11
Table 9: Global Silicon Metal Market (2004): Percentage Breakdown of Volume Exports by Region – China, Brazil, Norway, CIS, South Africa, Canada, United States, and Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....II-11
1$350
  3. PRODUCT OVERVIEW.....II-127 $950  
   Silicon.....II-12
Definition.....II-12
Occurrence.....II-12
Physical Properties.....II-12
1$100
   Production Process.....II-13
Production of High Purity Float Zone (HPFZ) Silicon.....II-13
Chemical Variants.....II-13
Silicon Carbide.....II-13
1$100
   Applications of SiC.....II-14
Fumed and Activated Silica.....II-14
Applications.....II-14
Metallurgy.....II-14
Chemical.....II-14
1$100
   Semiconductors.....II-15
Shipments.....II-15
Table 10: Global Silicon Wafers Market (2000-2006(H1)): Shipments in Millions of Square Inches by Wafer Type – Polished Wafers, Epitaxial Wafers, and Non-Polished Wafers (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....II-15
1$350
   Silicon Foundry.....II-16
Key Global Foundries.....II-16
Table 11: Asian Silicon Foundry Market (2004): Percentage Breakdown by Wafer Processing – Fabless, IDM and System House (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....II-16
Photovoltaic Cells.....II-16
Monocrystalline Silicon Cells.....II-16
1$350
   Multicrystalline Silicon Cells.....II-17
Amorphous Silicon Cells.....II-17
Silicon Germanium Alloy.....II-17
Silicon Metal Powder.....II-17
Silicon Substitutes.....II-17
Medicinal Properties.....II-17
1$100
   Ferro Silicon.....II-18
Ferro-Silicon Substitutes.....II-18
1$100
  4. END-USE OVERVIEW.....II-195 $950  
   Silicon.....II-19
Silicon in the Aluminum Industry.....II-19
Silicon in Automotive Aluminum.....II-19
Silicon in the Chemical Industry.....II-19
Silicon in the Electronics Industry.....II-19
SiGe Chips.....II-19
1$100
   Silicon-on-Insulator.....II-20
Silicon in the Solar Industry.....II-20
Large Imbalance in Polysilicon Supply and Demand.....II-20
Table 12: Global Polysilicon Market (2000-2008): Supply and Demand in Metric Tonnes (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....II-20
1$350
   Massive Investments Planned in Capacity Expansion.....II-21
Smaller Companies Face High Entry Barriers to Establish New Polysilicon Production
  Capacities.....II-21
Companies Focus on Extensive R&D in Advanced Solar Technologies.....II-21
Soaring Polysilicon Demand Pushes Up Prices.....II-21
1$100
   Ferrosilicon.....II-22
Iron and Steel Industry.....II-22
Iron and Steel Industry - An Overview.....II-22
Table 13: Global Steel Industry (2005): Percentage Breakdown of Consumption by Leading Country - China, Europe, Japan, United States, and Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....II-22
1$350
   Global Crude Steel Production.....II-23
Table 14: Global Crude Steel Market (1995-2005): Production in Million Metric Tons (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....II-23

Table 15: Global Crude Steel Market (2005): Production in Million Metric Tons by Leading Country - China, Japan, United States, Russia, South Korea, Germany, Ukraine, India, Brazil, Italy, and Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....II-23
1$350
  5. TECHNICAL DEVELOPMENTS.....II-24   
   Silicon for Billboards.....II-24
Silicon for Micro-display Devices.....II-24
Silicon, A Lifesaver.....II-24
1$100
  6. TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS IN RECENT PAST-A PERSPECTIVE BUILDER.....II-255 $395  
   US Scientists Develop Method to Refine Primary Silicon.....II-25
US Inventors Develop Novel Method for Growing Epitaxial Silicon.....II-25
US Based Inventors Develop Procedure for Growing Polycrystalline Silicon.....II-25
US Inventors Develop Method to Form Silicon and Oxide Layers.....II-25
Japanese Scientist Develops Procedure to Produce Silicon On Insulator (SOI)
  Substrate.....II-25
1$100
   Japanese Scientists Develop Liquid Phase Method to Grow Silicon Crystal.....II-26
German Scientists Develop Novel Silicon Composition.....II-26
South Korean Scientists Develop Method to Oxidize Silicon Substrates.....II-26
Intel Develops Strained-Silicon Methodology to Design Chips.....II-26
Intel and University of California Develop World's First Hybrid Silicon Laser.....II-26
1$100
   Researchers at Brown University Create First Nanoscale Level Silicon Laser.....II-27
Stretchable Silicon to Create New Avenues in Electronics.....II-27
Norwegian Researcher Develops Novel Silicon Preparation Method.....II-27
US Scientists Develop Sinton QSSPC Silicon Evaluation System.....II-27
1$100
   Marvell Unveils Unique Silicon Solution.....II-28
Mitsubishi Electric Develops Unique Silicon Carbide Transistors.....II-28
Intel Develops World’s First Continuous Wave Silicon Laser.....II-28
1$100
   Picogiga International Develops World’s Most Advanced Silicon-Based AlGaN/GaN
  HEMTs.....II-29
Innovative Silicon Develops Z-RAM Technology.....II-29
1$100
  7. PRODUCT INTRODUCTIONS/INNOVATIONS.....II-30   
   STMicroelectronics Unveils Silicon Surge Protectors.....II-30
INPRO and WACKER Unveil Silicone Adhesive.....II-30
ON Semiconductor Launches PureEdge Product Range.....II-30
1$100
   Silicon-Germanium Semiconducting Nanowires Unveiled by IBM and UCLA Henry Samueli
  School of Engineering and Applied Science.....II-31
DuPont Photovoltaic Solutions and Silicon Energy Unveil Glass-Glass Solar PV
  Modules.....II-31
Momentive Performance Materials to Launch StatSil Elastomer.....II-31
1$100
  8. PRODUCT INTRODUCTIONS/INNOVATIONS IN RECENT PAST-A PERSPECTIVE BUILDER.....II-32   
   Texas Instruments Introduces Gen 2 RFID Silicon.....II-32
Ferro Electronic Develops New Materials for Solar Cell Applications.....II-32
Dow Corning Synthesizes Innovative Solar-Grade Silicon.....II-32
French Based Inventor Synthesizes Silicon Powder.....II-32
1$100
   Freescale Develops First 24-Megabit (Mbit) Memory Array Using Silicon
  Nanocrystals.....II-33
Chipidea and Solid Silicon Offer Silicon Solutions for Chartered's Micron
  Processes.....II-33
Sierra Logic Introduces New Range of Silicon Storage Bridges.....II-33
Silicon Graphics Rolls Out SGI Altix 1350 Cluster Platform in the Middle East.....II-33
1$100
  9. RECENT INDUSTRY ACTIVITY.....II-3411 $950  
   Calisolar Acquires 6N Silicon.....II-34
Roth & Rau to Acquire OTB Solar.....II-34
Timminco to Expand Silicon Metal Capacity.....II-34
1$100
   Globe Specialty Metals Restarts Operations at Selma Facility.....II-35
MEMC Electronic Materials Acquires Solaicx.....II-35
eSilicon Corporation to Purchase Silicon Design Solutions.....II-35
Oswal Smelters to Set Up Ferro Silicon Facility.....II-35
Anik Industries to Invest in Power and Ferroalloy Facilities.....II-35
1$100
   SKC Solmics to Expand Silicon Wafers Production Base.....II-36
Microchip Technology Snaps Up Silicon Storage Technology.....II-36
GLOBALFOUNDRIES and Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing Merge.....II-36
Sunfilm and Sontor Merge to Form Sunfilm AG.....II-36
1$100
   Dow Corning takes Over US Silicon Metal Manufacturing Assets of Globe Specialty
  Metals.....II-37
Suntech Power Takes Over Minority Interest in Asia Silicon.....II-37
Nippon Mining to Shift its Polycrystalline Silicon and Divest Stake in Japan Solar
  Silicon.....II-37
RASTRIYA Ispat Nigam and Manganese Ore India Enter Into Joint Venture.....II-37
Wacker Scott Solar Commissions New Facility at Jena.....II-37
1$100
   Taraz Metallurgical Plant to Expand Capacity.....II-38
Innovalight and Roth & Rau Installs Silicon-Based Solar Cell Line.....II-38
Dow Corning Acquires Operations of Globe Specialty Metals.....II-38
Bihar Foundry & Castings Upgrades Ferro Silicon Unit.....II-38
Timminco Limited to Restart Electric Arc Furnace at Becancour Silicon Units.....II-38
1$100
   Jiangxi Blue Star Chemical Work Expands Silicone Monomer Facility.....II-39
Tokuyama to Establish Facility in Malaysia.....II-39
Tanushree Ispat Private to Establish Ferro Alloys Facility.....II-39
Dongli Real Estate Group to Set Up Polycrystalline Silicon Facility.....II-39
Gasgen Ferro Alloys to Establish Ferro Silicon Facility.....II-39
REC to Expand Polysilicon and Wafer Capacity.....II-39
1$100
   Globe Specialty Metals Acquires Solsil.....II-40
Dow Corning to Raise Silicon Polymer Resins Capacity.....II-40
Sumco Group to Boost 300mm Silicon Wafer Production.....II-40
AMG Invest Acquires Stake in Graphit Kropfmuehl.....II-40
The Silsex Board Inks Agreement to Acquire Translucent.....II-40
1$100
   Intrinsiq Materials Acquires pSiNutria.....II-41
Permatex Acquires Anaerobicos.....II-41
Topsil Inks Agreement to Acquire Stake in Cemat Silicon.....II-41
centrotherm photovoltaics Takes Over SolMic.....II-41
Beacon Minerals to Takeover Four Mineral Projects in Talas Region.....II-41
Kovio Unveils Silicon Ink-based RFID Platform and Tag.....II-41
1$100
   Wacker Chemie Establishes New Polycrystalline Silicon Unit.....II-42
Norsk Hydro and AMG Advanced Metallurgical Group Forms SilMag.....II-42
Hemlock Semiconductor to Expand Polycrystalline Silicon Production Base.....II-42
Arcelor Mittal and Valin Group Enter into Joint Venture.....II-42
1$100
   Govinda Impex to Establish Ferro and Silicon Manganese Unit at Astapal.....II-43
Tangshan Sanyou Chemical Industries Enters into Joint Venture with Jiangshan Silicon
  Industry.....II-43
LDK Solar to Expand Silicon Wafer Production Capacity.....II-43
Japan Solar Silicon to Commence Polycrystalline Silicon Production.....II-43
Topsil Semiconductor Materials Signs Agreement to Acquire Shares of
  Cemat-Silicon.....II-43
Tebian Electric Apparatus Stock Constructs Polycrystalline Silicon Production
  Base.....II-43
Timminco Subsidiary Signs Agreement for Supply of Solar Grade Silicon to Q-Cells
  AG.....II-43
1$100
   Indsil Electrosmelts in Joint Venture with GoodEarth Group of Companies.....II-44
Bluestar New Chemical Material in Joint Venture with China National Bluestar.....II-44
Sumco Corporation Acquires Sumco Techvix.....II-44
1$100
  10. CORPORATE ACTIVITY IN RECENT PAST- A PERSPECTIVE BUILDER.....II-457 $595  
   Mindspeed Acquires Ample Communications.....II-45
Oak Hill Capital and Tallwood Acquires SVTC Technologies.....II-45
LSI Acquires Tarari.....II-45
Hemlock Semiconductor to Enhance Michigan Polysilicon Capacity.....II-45
Dow Corning and TOK Develop New Bilayer Photoresist.....II-45
1$100
   Sumco to Set Up New Photovoltaic Silicon Wafer Facility.....II-46
Komatsu Changes its Name to Sumco Techxiv.....II-46
Sumco Techxiv to Bolster 300-mm Silicon Wafer Capacity.....II-46
Sumitomo Titanium Changes its Name to OSAKA.....II-46
OSAKA Expands its Polycrystalline Silicon Facility.....II-46
Sumco Techxiv to Raise 300mm Silicon Wafer Capacity in Taiwan.....II-46
Wacker Silicones to Boost Silicone Rubber Compounds Capacity.....II-46
1$100
   Wacker Polysilicon to Set Up New Granular Polysilicon Facility.....II-47
Wacker and Schott to Set Up Solar Wafer Manufacturing JV.....II-47
MEMC Inks 10-Year Solar Wafer Supply Agreement With Conergy.....II-47
1$100
   REC Inks Wafer Supply Contract with Solland Solar Cells.....II-48
REC to Supply Multi-crystalline Silicon Wafers to Photovoltech.....II-48
REC to Supply Polysilicon to Sumco Techxiv Corporation.....II-48
REC Inks US$880 Million Wafer Supply Contract with Moser Baer.....II-48
Globe Specialty Metals Acquires Camargo Correa.....II-48
1$100
   Sumco Corporation to Close its France-Based Subsidiary.....II-49
X-FAB Silicon and 1st Silicon Merge.....II-49
Indian Charge Chrome and Indian Metal and Ferro Alloys to Merge.....II-49
JFE Steel to Acquire Additional 49% Stake in Nova Era Silicon.....II-49
Ohio TechAngel Acquires Minority Stake in Midwest MicroDevices.....II-49
Lam Acquires Silicon Assets of Bullen.....II-49
1$100
   EPOD International Acquires Innovative Systems Engineering.....II-50
SunPower Forms Joint Venture with Woongjin Coway.....II-50
Degussa and SolarWorld Announce Joint Venture.....II-50
SunPower Inks Supply Agreement with Siltronic.....II-50
SunPower Signs Agreement with DC Chemical.....II-50
Nippon Steel Establishes NS Solar Material.....II-50
Renewable Energy Corporation Begins Construction of Granular Polysilicon Production
  Facility.....II-50
1$100
   Wacker to Build New Polycrystalline Silicon Plant at Burghausen.....II-51
1$100
  11. FOCUS ON SELECT PLAYERS.....II-5211 $950  
   Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing Ltd. (Singapore).....II-52
China National Bluestar (Group) Corporation (China).....II-52
Bluestar Silicon Materials Co., Ltd. (China).....II-52
1$100
   Compagnie De Saint-Gobain (France).....II-53
CC Metals and Alloys, LLC (US).....II-53
1$100
   Dow Corning Corporation (US).....II-54
Elkem AS (Norway).....II-54
Evonik Degussa GmbH.....II-54
Ferroatlantica Group (Spain).....II-54
1$100
   Invensil (France).....II-55
Fesil ASA (Norway).....II-55
Globe Specialty Metals (US).....II-55
1$100
   Globe Metallurgical, Inc. (US).....II-56
Hemlock Semiconductor Corporation (US).....II-56
Luoyang Institute of Refractories Research (LIRR) (China).....II-56
1$100
   MEMC Electronic Materials, Inc. (US).....II-57
Mitsubishi Materials Corporation (Japan).....II-57
Mitsubishi Polycrystalline Silicon America Corporation (US).....II-57
1$100
   OSAKA Titanium Technologies Co., Ltd. (Japan).....II-58
Renewable Energy Corporation ASA (Norway).....II-58
REC Solar Grade Silicon LLC (US).....II-58
RIMA Industrial S/A (Brazil).....II-58
1$100
   Simcala Inc. (Silicon Mining Co.) (US).....II-59
Simcoa (Silicon Metal Company of Australia) Operations Pty Ltd (Australia).....II-59
Shin-Etsu Handotai Co. Ltd. (Japan).....II-59
1$100
   Sinosteel Zunyi Ferroalloy Co., Ltd. (China).....II-60
Sumco Corporation (Japan).....II-60
Sumco Techxiv Corporation (Japan).....II-60
1$100
   Tokuyama Corporation (Japan).....II-61
VBC Ferro Alloys Ltd. (India).....II-61
Wacker Chemie AG (Germany).....II-61
2$200
  12. GLOBAL MARKET PERSPECTIVE.....II-63   
   Table 16: World Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis for Silicon and Ferro Silicon by Geographic Region – US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Middle East and Latin America Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Consumption Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2007 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....II-631$350
   Table 17: World Historic Review for Silicon and Ferro Silicon by Geographic Region – US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Middle East and Latin America Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Consumption Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2000 through 2006 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....II-641$350
   Table 18: World 11-Year Perspective for Silicon and Ferro Silicon by Geographic Region – Percentage Breakdown of Volume Consumption for US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Middle East and Latin America Markets for Years 2005, 2010 & 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....II-651$350
   Table 19: World Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis for Silicon in Metallurgy by Geographic Region – US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Middle East and Latin America Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Consumption Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2007 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....II-661$350
   Table 20: World Historic Review for Silicon in Metallurgy by Geographic Region – US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Middle East and Latin America Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Consumption Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2000 through 2006(includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....II-671$350
   Table 21: World 11-Year Perspective for Silicon in Metallurgy by Geographic Region – Percentage Breakdown of Volume Consumption for US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Middle East and Latin America Markets for Years 2005, 2010 & 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....II-681$350
   Table 22: World Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis for Silicon in Chemicals by Geographic Region – US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Middle East and Latin America Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Consumption Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2007 through 2015(includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....II-691$350
   Table 23: World Historic Review for Silicon in Chemicals by Geographic Region – US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Middle East and Latin America Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Consumption Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2000 through 2006 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....II-701$350
   Table 24: World 11-Year Perspective for Silicon in Chemicals by Geographic Region – Percentage Breakdown of Volume Consumption for US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Middle East and Latin America Markets for Years 2005, 2010 & 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....II-711$350
   Table 25: World Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis for Silicon in Semiconductors by Geographic Region – US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Middle East and Latin America Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Consumption Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2007 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....II-721$350
   Table 26: World Historic Review for Silicon in Semiconductors by Geographic Region – US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Middle East and Latin America Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Consumption Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2000 through 2006 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....II-731$350
   Table 27: World 11-Year Perspective for Silicon in Semiconductors by Geographic Region – Percentage Breakdown of Volume Consumption for US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Middle East and Latin America Markets for Years 2005, 2010 & 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....II-741$350
   Table 28: World Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis for Silicon in Other Applications by Geographic Region – US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Middle East and Latin America Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Consumption Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2007 through 2015(includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....II-751$350
   Table 29: World Historic Review for Silicon in Other Applications by Geographic Region – US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Middle East and Latin America Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Consumption Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2001 through 2006 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....II-761$350
   Table 30: World 11-Year Perspective for Silicon in Other Applications by Geographic Region – Percentage Breakdown of Volume Consumption for US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Middle East and Latin America Markets for Years 2005, 2010 & 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....II-771$350
   Table 31: World Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis for Ferro Silicon in Ferrous Foundry by Geographic Region – US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Middle East and Latin America Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Consumption Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2007 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....II-781$350
   Table 32: World Historic Review for Ferro Silicon in Ferrous Foundry by Geographic Region – US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Middle East and Latin America Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Consumption Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2000 through 2006(includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....II-791$350
   Table 33: World 11-Year Perspective for Ferro Silicon in Ferrous Foundry by Geographic Region – Percentage Breakdown of Volume Consumption for US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan),Middle East and Latin America Markets for Years 2005, 2010 & 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....II-801$350
   Table 34: World Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis for Ferro Silicon in Steel Industry by Geographic Region – US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Middle East and Latin America Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Consumption Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2007 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....II-811$350
   Table 35: World Historic Review for Ferro Silicon in Steel Industry by Geographic Region – US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Middle East and Latin America Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Consumption Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2000 through 2006 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....II-821$350
   Table 36: World 11-Year Perspective for Ferro Silicon in Steel Industry by Geographic Region – Percentage Breakdown of Volume Consumption for US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Middle East and Latin America Markets for Years 2005, 2010 and 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....II-831$350
   Table 37: World Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis for Ferro Silicon in Other Applications by Geographic Region – US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Middle East and Latin America Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Consumption Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2007 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....II-841$350
   Table 38: World Historic Review for Ferro Silicon in Other Applications by Geographic Region – US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Middle East and Latin America Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Consumption Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2000 through 2006(includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....II-851$350
   Table 39: World 11-Year Perspective for Ferro Silicon in Other Applications by Geographic Region – Percentage Breakdown of Volume Consumption for US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Middle East and Latin America Markets for Years 2005, 2010 and 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....II-86
1$350
  13. THE UNITED STATES.....II-8717 $3850  
   A. Market Analysis.....II-87
Current and Future Analysis.....II-87
Market Overview.....II-87
Conventional and Emerging Applications Fuel Growth.....II-87
1$100
   Automotive Aluminum – A Key User of Silicon.....II-88
Historic Perspective.....II-88
Production.....II-88
1$100
   Table 40: US Silicon and Ferrosilicon Market (1995-2005): Production in Metric Tons (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....II-89
Imports.....II-89
Table 41: US Silicon Metal Market (1995-2004): Imports in Metric Tons (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....II-89
1$350
   Table 42: US Ferrosilicon Market (1995-2004): Imports in Metric Tons (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....II-90
Imports by Grade.....II-90
Table 43: US Silicon Metal (> than 99.99% Silicon) Market (2004): Imports by Gross Weight (In Metric Tons) by Country – Germany, Japan, Italy, Philippines, Belgium, Republic of Korea, Taiwan, China, India, Mexico, and Other (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....II-90
1$350
   Table 44: US Silicon Metal (> than 99.99% Silicon) Market (2004): Imports in US$’000 by Country – Germany, Japan, Italy, Republic of Korea, China, and Other (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....II-91

Table 45: US Silicon Metal (99.00% - 99.99% Silicon) Market (2004): Imports by Gross Weight (In Metric Tons) by Country – Brazil, South Africa, Canada, Norway, France, Australia, and Other (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....II-91

Table 46: US Silicon Metal (99.00% - 99.99% Silicon) Market (2004): Imports in US$’000 by Country – Brazil, South Africa, Canada, Norway, France, Australia, and Other (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....II-91
1$350
   Table 47: US Ferrosilicon (55% - 80% Silicon, >3% Ca) Market (2004): Imports by Gross Weight (In Metric Tons) by Country - France, Brazil, Argentina, and China (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....II-92

Table 48: US Ferrosilicon (55% - 80% Silicon, > than 3% Ca) Market (2004): Imports in US$’000 by Country – France, Brazil, Argentina, and China (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....II-92

Table 49: US Ferrosilicon (55% - 80% Silicon, Other) Market (2004): Imports by Gross Weight (In Metric Tons) by Country - China, Venezuela, Russia, Iceland, Canada, Kazakhstan, Norway, France, South Africa, Brazil, and Other (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....II-92
1$350
   Table 50: US Ferrosilicon (55% - 80% Silicon, Other) Market (2004): Imports in US$’000 by Country – China, Venezuela, Russia, Iceland, Norway, Kazakhstan, Canada, France, South Africa, Brazil, and Other (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....II-93

Table 51: US Ferrosilicon (80% - 90% Silicon) Market (2004): Imports by Gross Weight (In Metric Tons) by Country – Canada, Germany, and Brazil (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....II-93

Table 52: US Ferrosilicon (80% - 90% Silicon) Market (2004): Imports in US$’000 by Country – Brazil, Canada, and Germany (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....II-93
1$350
   Table 53: US Magnesium Ferrosilicon Market (2004): Imports by Gross Weight (In Metric Tons) by Country – Norway, China, Argentina, Brazil, Canada, The Netherlands, Japan, India, South Africa, France, and Other (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....II-94

Table 54: US Magnesium Ferrosilicon Market (2004): Imports in US$’000 by Country –Norway, China, Argentina, Brazil, Canada, The Netherlands, Japan, and Other (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....II-94
1$350
   Exports.....II-95
Table 55: US Silicon Metal Market (1995-2004): Exports in Metric Tons (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....II-95

Table 56: US Ferrosilicon Market (1995-2004): Exports in Metric Tons (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....II-95
1$350
   Exports by Grade.....II-96
Table 57: US Silicon Metal (> than 99.99% Silicon) Market (2004): Exports by Gross Weight (In Metric Tons) by Country – Japan, China, Germany, Norway, Republic of Korea, Taiwan, United Kingdom, France, Italy, Finland, and Other (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....II-96

Table 58: US Silicon Metal (>than 99.99% Silicon) Market (2004): Exports in US$’000 by Country – Japan, Germany, China, Norway, Republic of Korea, United Kingdom, Italy, Taiwan, France, Finland, and Other (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....II-96
1$350
   Table 59: US Silicon Metal (99.00% - 99.99% Silicon) Market (2004): Exports by Gross Weight (In Metric Tons) by Country - Brazil, Japan, France, Mexico, Colombia, United Kingdom, China, Hong Kong, Germany, Panama, and Other (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....II-97

Table 60: US Silicon Metal (99.00% - 99.99% Silicon) Market (2004): Exports in US$’000 by Country – Brazil, Japan, France, Mexico, China, Colombia, United Kingdom, Hong Kong, Germany, Panama, and Other (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....II-97
1$350
   Table 61: US Ferrosilicon (> than 55% Silicon) Market (2004): Exports by Gross Weight (In Metric Tons) by Country - Canada, Mexico, Malaysia, Dominican Republic, France, and Others.....II-98

Table 62: US Ferrosilicon (>than 55% Silicon) Market (2004): Exports in US$’000 by Country - Canada, Mexico, Dominican Republic, Malaysia, France, Colombia, and Other.....II-98
1$350
   B. Market Analytics.....II-99
Table 63: US Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis for Silicon by End-Use Segment – Metallurgy, Chemicals, Semiconductors and Other Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Consumption Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2007 through 2015(includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....II-99
1$350
   Table 64: US Historic Review for Silicon by End-Use Segment – Metallurgy, Chemicals, Semiconductors and Other Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Consumption Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2000 through 2006(includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....II-1001$350
   Table 65: US 11-Year Perspective for Silicon by End-Use Segment – Percentage Breakdown of Volume Consumption for Metallurgy, Chemicals, Semiconductors and Other Markets for 2005, 2010 & 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....II-1011$350
   Table 66: US Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis for Ferro Silicon by End-Use Segment – Ferrous Foundry, Steel Industry and Other Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Consumption Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2007 through 2015(includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....II-1021$350
   Table 67: US Historic Review for Ferro Silicon by End-Use Segment – Ferrous Foundry, Steel Industry and Other Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Consumption Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2000 through 2006 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....II-103

Table 68: US 11-Year Perspective for Ferro Silicon by End-Use Segment – Percentage Breakdown of Volume Consumption for Ferrous Foundry, Steel Industry and Other Markets for 2005, 2010 & 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....II-103
1$350
  14. CANADA.....II-1046 $1450  
   A. Market Analysis.....II-104
Overview.....II-104
Current & Future Analysis.....II-104
Silicon Market.....II-104
Ferro Silicon Market.....II-104
1$100
   B. Market Analytics.....II-105
Table 69: Canadian Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis for Silicon by End-Use Segment – Metallurgy, Chemicals, Semiconductors and Other Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Consumption Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2007 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....II-105
1$350
   Table 70: Canadian Historic Review for Silicon by End Use Segment – Metallurgy, Chemicals, Semiconductors and Other Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Consumption Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2001 through 2006 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....II-1061$350
   Table 71: Canadian 11-Year Perspective for Silicon by End-Use Segment – Percentage Breakdown of Volume Consumption for Metallurgy, Chemicals, Semiconductors and Other Markets for 2005, 2010 & 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....II-1071$350
   Table 72: Canadian Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis for Ferro Silicon by End-Use Segment – Ferrous Foundry, Steel Industry and Other Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Consumption Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2007 through 2015(includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....II-1081$350
   Table 73: Canadian Historic Review for Ferro Silicon by End-Use Segment – Ferrous Foundry, Steel Industry and Other Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Consumption Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2000 through 2006(includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....II-109

Table 74: Canadian 11-Year Perspective for Ferro Silicon by End-Use Segment – Percentage Breakdown of Volume Consumption for Ferrous Foundry, Steel Industry and Other Markets for 2005, 2010 & 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....II-109
1$350
  15. JAPAN.....II-1106 $1450  
   A. Market Analysis.....II-110
Current and Future Analysis.....II-110
Silicon Market.....II-110
Ferro Silicon Market.....II-110
Imports.....II-110
1$100
   B. Market Analytics.....II-111
Table 75: Japanese Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis for Silicon by End-Use Segment – Metallurgy, Chemicals, Semiconductors and Other Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Consumption Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2007 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....II-111
1$350
   Table 76: Japanese Historic Review for Silicon by End-Use Segment – Metallurgy, Chemicals, Semiconductors and Other Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Consumption Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2000 through 2006 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....II-1121$350
   Table 77: Japanese 11-Year Perspective for Silicon by End-Use Segment – Percentage Breakdown of Volume Consumption for Metallurgy, Chemicals, Semiconductors and Other Markets for 2005, 2010 & 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....II-1131$350
   Table 78: Japanese Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis for Ferro Silicon by End-Use Segment – Ferrous Foundry, Steel Industry and Other Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Consumption Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2007 through 2015(includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....II-1141$350
   Table 79: Japanese Historic Review for Ferro Silicon by End-Use Segment – Ferrous Foundry, Steel Industry and Other Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Consumption Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2001 through 2006 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....II-115

Table 80: Japanese 11-Year Perspective for Ferro Silicon by End-Use Segment – Percentage Breakdown of Volume Consumption for Ferrous Foundry, Steel Industry and Other Markets for 2005, 2010 & 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....II-115
1$350
  16. EUROPE.....II-11610 $2950  
   A. Market Analysis.....II-116
Current and Future Analysis.....II-116
Silicon Market by End-use.....II-116
Ferro Silicon Market by End-use.....II-116
1$100
   B. Market Analytics.....II-117
Table 81: European Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis for Silicon and Ferro Silicon by Geographic Region- France, Germany, Italy, UK and Rest of Europe Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Consumption Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2007 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....II-117
1$350
   Table 82: European Historic Review for Silicon and Ferro Silicon by Geographic Region- France, Germany, Italy, UK and Rest of Europe Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Consumption Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2000 through 2006 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....II-1181$350
   Table 83: European 11-Year Perspective for Silicon and Ferro Silicon by Geographic Region- Percentage Breakdown of Volume Consumption for France, Germany, Italy, UK and Rest of Europe Markets for Years 2005, 2010 & 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....II-1191$350
   Table 84: European Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis for Silicon by End-Use Segment – Metallurgy, Chemicals, Semiconductors and Other Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Consumption Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2007 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....II-1201$350
   Table 85: European Historic Review for Silicon by End-Use Segment – Metallurgy, Chemicals, Semiconductors and Other Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Consumption Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2001 through 2006 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....II-1211$350
   Table 86: European 11-Year Perspective for Silicon by End-Use Segment – Percentage Breakdown of Volume Consumption for Metallurgy, Chemicals, Semiconductors and Other Markets for 2005, 2010 & 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....II-1221$350
   Table 87: European Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis for Ferro Silicon by End-Use Segment – Ferrous Foundry, Steel Industry and Other Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Consumption Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2007 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....II-1231$350
   Table 88: European Historic Review for Ferro Silicon by End-Use Segment – Ferrous Foundry, Steel Industry and Other Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Consumption Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2000 through 2006 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....II-1241$350
   Table 89: European 11-Year Perspective for Ferro Silicon by End-Use Segment – Percentage Breakdown of Volume Consumption for Ferrous Foundry, Steel Industry and Other Markets for 2005, 2010 & 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....II-125
1$350
  16a. FRANCE.....II-1266 $1450  
   A. Market Analysis.....II-126
Current and Future Analysis.....II-126
Silicon Market.....II-126
Ferro Silicon Market.....II-126
1$100
   B. Market Analytics.....II-127
Table 90: French Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis for Silicon by End-Use Segment – Metallurgy, Chemicals, Semiconductors and Other Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Consumption Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2007 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....II-127
1$350
   Table 91: French Historic Review for Silicon by End-Use Segment – Metallurgy, Chemicals, Semiconductors and Other Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Consumption Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2000 through 2006 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....II-1281$350
   Table 92: French 11-Year Perspective for Silicon by End-Use Segment – Percentage Breakdown of Volume Consumption for Metallurgy, Chemicals, Semi- Conductors and Other Markets for 2005, 2010 & 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....II-1291$350
   Table 93: French Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis for Ferro Silicon by End-Use Segment – Ferrous Foundry, Steel Industry and Other Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Consumption Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2007 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....II-1301$350
   Table 94: French Historic Review for Ferro Silicon by End-Use Segment – Ferrous Foundry, Steel Industry and Other Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Consumption Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2000 through 2006 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....II-131

Table 95: French 11-Year Perspective for Ferro Silicon by End-Use Segment – Percentage Breakdown of Volume Consumption for Ferrous Foundry, Steel Industry and Other Markets for 2005, 2010 & 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....II-131
1$350
  16b. GERMANY.....II-1326 $1450  
   A. Market Analysis.....II-132
Current and Future Analysis.....II-132
Silicon Market.....II-132
Ferro Silicon Market.....II-132
1$100
   B. Market Analytics.....II-133
Table 96: German Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis for Silicon by End-Use Segment – Metallurgy, Chemicals, Semiconductors and Other Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Consumption Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2007 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....II-133
1$350
   Table 97: German Historic Review for Silicon by End-Use Segment – Metallurgy, Chemicals, Semi-Conductors and Other Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Consumption Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2000 through 2006(includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....II-1341$350
   Table 98: German 11-Year Perspective for Silicon by End-Use Segment – Percentage Breakdown of Volume Consumption for Metallurgy, Chemicals, Semi- Conductors and Other Markets for 2005, 2010 & 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....II-1351$350
   Table 99: German Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis for Ferro Silicon by End-Use Segment – Ferrous Foundry, Steel Industry and Other Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Consumption Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2007 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....II-1361$350
   Table 100: German Historic Review for Ferro Silicon by End-Use Segment – Ferrous Foundry, Steel Industry and Other Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Consumption Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2000 through 2006(includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....II-137

Table 101: German 11-Year Perspective for Ferro Silicon by End-Use Segment – Percentage Breakdown of Volume Consumption for Ferrous Foundry, Steel Industry and Other Markets for 2005, 2010 & 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....II-137
1$350
  16c. ITALY.....II-1386 $1450  
   A. Market Analysis.....II-138
Current and Future Analysis.....II-138
Silicon Market.....II-138
Ferro Silicon Market.....II-138
1$100
   B. Market Analytics.....II-139
Table 102: Italian Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis for Silicon by End-Use Segment – Metallurgy, Chemicals, Semi-Conductors and Other Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Consumption Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2007 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....II-139
1$350
   Table 103: Italian Historic Review for Silicon by End-Use Segment – Metallurgy, Chemicals, Semi- Conductors and Other Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Consumption Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2000 through 2006 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....II-1401$350
   Table 104: Italian 11-Year Perspective for Silicon by End-Use Segment – Percentage Breakdown of Volume Consumption for Metallurgy, Chemicals, Semi- Conductors and Other Markets for2005, 2010 and 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....II-1411$350
   Table 105: Italian Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis for Ferro Silicon by End-Use Segment – Ferrous Foundry, Steel Industry and Other Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Consumption Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2007 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....II-1421$350
   Table 106: Italian Historic Review for Ferro Silicon by End-Use Segment – Ferrous Foundry, Steel Industry and Other Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Consumption Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2000 through 2006 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....II-143

Table 107: Italian 11-Year Perspective for Ferro Silicon by End-Use Segment –Percentage Breakdown of Volume Consumption for Ferrous Foundry, Steel Industry and Other Markets for 2005, 2010 & 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....II-143
1$350
  16d. THE UNITED KINGDOM.....II-1446 $1450  
   A. Market Analysis.....II-144
Silicon Market.....II-144
Ferro Silicon Market.....II-144
1$100
   B. Market Analytics.....II-145
Table 108: UK Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis for Silicon by End-Use Segment – Metallurgy, Chemicals, Semiconductors and Other Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Consumption Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2007 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....II-145
1$350
   Table 109: UK Historic Review for Silicon by End-Use Segment – Metallurgy, Chemicals, Semiconductors and Other Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Consumption Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2000 through 2006 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....II-1461$350
   Table 110: UK 11-Year Perspective for Silicon by End-Use Segment – Percentage Breakdown of Volume Consumption for Metallurgy, Chemicals, Semiconductors and Other Markets for 2005, 2010 & 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....II-1471$350
   Table 111: UK Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis for Ferro Silicon by End-Use Segment – Ferrous Foundry, Steel Industry and Other Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Consumption Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2007 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....II-1481$350
   Table 112: UK Historic Review for Ferro Silicon by End-Use Segment – Ferrous Foundry, Steel Industry and Other Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Consumption Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2000 through 2006(includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....II-149

Table 113: UK 11-Year Perspective for Ferro Silicon by End-Use Segment – Percentage Breakdown of Volume Consumption for Ferrous Foundry, Steel Industry and Other Markets for 2005, 2010 & 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....II-149
1$350
  16e. REST OF EUROPE.....II-1508 $1450  
   A. Market Analysis.....II-150
Current and Future Analysis.....II-150
Silicon Market.....II-150
Ferro Silicon Market.....II-150
Focus on Select Markets.....II-150
Norway.....II-150
Russia.....II-150
Russia Silicon Producers Face Stiff Competition from Chinese Counterparts.....II-150
2$200
   B. Market Analytics.....II-152
Table 114: Rest of Europe Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis for Silicon by End-Use Segment – Metallurgy, Chemicals, Semiconductors and Other Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Consumption Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2007 through 2015(includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....II-152
1$350
   Table 115: Rest of Europe Historic Review for Silicon by End-Use Segment – Metallurgy, Chemicals, Semiconductors and Other Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Consumption Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2000 through 2006 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....II-1531$350
   Table 116: Rest of Europe 11-Year Perspective for Silicon by End-Use Segment – Percentage Breakdown of Volume Consumption for Metallurgy, Chemicals, Semiconductors and Other Markets for 2005, 2010 & 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....II-1541$350
   Table 117: Rest of Europe Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis for Ferro Silicon by End-Use Segment – Ferrous Foundry, Steel Industry and Other Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Consumption Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2007 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....II-1551$350
   Table 118: Rest of Europe Historic Review for Ferro Silicon by End-Use Segment – Ferrous Foundry, Steel Industry and Other Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Consumption Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2000 through 2006 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....II-1561$350
   Table 119: Rest of Europe 11-Year Perspective for Ferro Silicon by End-Use Segment – Percentage Breakdown of Volume Consumption for Ferrous Foundry, Steel Industry and Other Markets for 2005, 2010 & 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....II-157
1$350
  17. ASIA-PACIFIC.....II-15811 $2950  
   A. Market Analysis.....II-158
Current and Future Analysis.....II-158
Silicon Market.....II-158
Ferro Silicon Market.....II-158
Table 120: Asian Silicon Foundry Market (2004): Percentage Breakdown by Wafer Processing – Fabless, IDM and System House (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....II-158
1$350
   Focus on Select Markets.....II-159
China.....II-159
Polysilicon and Monocrystalline Markets: An Overview.....II-159
Luoyang Transforming into China's Largest Base for Silicon Industry.....II-159
Growth in Poly-crystalline Silicon Market.....II-159
1$100
   Surging Prices to Affect Poly-Crystalline Market.....II-160
High Demand for Chinese Ferro Silicon from Japan and Korea Spurts Export
  Prices.....II-160
Chinese Government Initiates Measures to Control Environmental Pollution.....II-160
1$100
   Poly-crystalline Silicon Supply and Demand.....II-161
Table 121: Chinese Poly-crystalline Silicon Market (2005-2007): Supply and Demand in Metric Tonnes (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....II-161
Wafer Production.....II-161
Table 122: Chinese Silicon Wafer Market (2005-2007): Production in Megawatt (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....II-161
Exports.....II-161
Table 123: Chinese Silicon Metal Market (2004-2006): Volume Exports in Thousand Tons (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....II-161
1$350
   India.....II-162
Silicon Materials Sector Offers Immense Potential.....II-162
Anti-Dumping Duties on Imports.....II-162
Taiwan.....II-162
Silicon Wafer Production.....II-162
Table 124: Taiwanese Silicon Wafer Market (2001-2004): Production Capacity in Million Square Inches (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....II-162
1$350
   B. Market Analytics.....II-163
Table 125: Asia-Pacific Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis for Silicon by End-Use Segment – Metallurgy, Chemicals, Semiconductors and Other Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Consumption Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2007 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....II-163
1$350
   Table 126: Asia-Pacific Historic Review for Silicon by End-Use Segment – Metallurgy, Chemicals, Semiconductors and Other Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Consumption Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2000 through 2006 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....II-1641$350
   Table 127: Asia-Pacific 11-Year Perspective for Silicon by End-Use Segment – Percentage Breakdown of Volume Consumption for Metallurgy, Chemicals, Semiconductors and Other Markets for 2005, 2010 & 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....II-1651$350
   Table 128: Asia-Pacific Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis for Ferro Silicon by End-Use Segment – Ferrous Foundry, Steel Industry and Other Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Consumption Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2007 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....II-1661$350
   Table 129: Asia-Pacific Historic Review for Ferro Silicon by End-Use Segment – Ferrous Foundry, Steel Industry and Other Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Consumption Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2000 through 2006 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....II-1671$350
   Table 130: Asia-Pacific 11-Year Perspective for Ferro Silicon by End-Use Segment – Percentage Breakdown of Volume Consumption for Ferrous Foundry, Steel Industry and Other Markets for 2005, 2010 & 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....II-168
1$350
  18. MIDDLE EAST.....II-1697 $1950  
   A. Market Analysis.....II-169
Current and Future Analysis.....II-169
Silicon Market.....II-169
Ferro Silicon Market.....II-169
1$100
   B. Market Analytics.....II-170
Table 131: Middle East Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis for Silicon by End-Use Segment – Metallurgy, Chemicals, Semiconductors and Other Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Consumption Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2007 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....II-170
1$350
   Table 132: Middle East Historic Review for Silicon by End-Use Segment – Metallurgy, Chemicals, Semiconductors and Other Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Consumption Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2000 through 2006 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....II-1711$350
   Table 133: Middle East 11-Year Perspective for Silicon by End-Use Segment – Percentage Breakdown of Volume Consumption for Metallurgy, Chemicals, Semiconductors and Other Markets for 2005, 2010 & 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....II-1721$350
   Table 134: Middle East Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis for Ferro Silicon by End-Use Segment – Ferrous Foundry, Steel Industry and Other Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Consumption Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2007 through 2015(includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....II-1731$350
   Table 135: Middle East Historic Review for Ferro Silicon by End-Use Segment – Ferrous Foundry, Steel Industry and Other Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Consumption Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2000 through 2006 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....II-1741$350
   Table 136: Middle East 11-Year Perspective for Ferro Silicon by End-Use Segment – Percentage Breakdown of Volume Consumption for Ferrous Foundry, Steel Industry and Other Markets for 2005, 2010 & 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....II-175
1$350
  19. LATIN AMERICA.....II-1767 $1950  
   A. Market Analysis.....II-176
Current and Future Analysis.....II-176
Silicon Market.....II-176
Ferro Silicon Market.....II-176
1$100
   B. Market Analytics.....II-177
Table 137: Latin America Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis for Silicon by End-Use Segment – Metallurgy, Chemicals, Semiconductors and Other Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Consumption Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2007 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....II-177
1$350
   Table 138: Latin America Historic Review for Silicon by End-Use Segment – Metallurgy, Chemicals, Semi- Conductors and Other Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Consumption Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2000 through 2006(includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....II-1781$350
   Table 139: Latin America 11-Year Perspective for Silicon by End-Use Segment – Percentage Breakdown of Volume Consumption for Metallurgy, Chemicals, Semiconductors and Other Markets for2005, 2010 & 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....II-1791$350
   Table 140: Latin America Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis for Ferro Silicon by End-Use Segment – Ferrous Foundry, Steel Industry and Other Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Consumption Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2007 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....II-1801$350
   Table 141: Latin America Historic Review for Ferro Silicon by End-Use Segment – Ferrous Foundry, Steel Industry and Other Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Consumption Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2000 through 2006 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....II-1811$350
   Table 142: Latin America 11-Year Perspective for Ferro Silicon by End-Use Segment – Percentage Breakdown of Volume Consumption for Ferrous Foundry, Steel Industry and Other Markets for 2005, 2010 & 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....II-1821$350
COMPETITION 136$995
  
Total Companies Profiled: 69 (including Divisions/Subsidiaries - 82)

Region/Country                 Players


The United States                 20   
Canada                             1
Japan                              8
Europe                            20
     France                        2
     Germany                       6
     The United Kingdom            3
     Spain                         1
     Rest of Europe                8
Asia-Pacific (Excluding Japan)    28
Latin America                      5
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