The Silicon Service delivers extensive global coverage of the market and industry. It presents objective business analysis covering the latest forecasts of consumption, production, trade and prices. Such information is essential in deciding changes in production and stock levels, implementing purchasing and sales strategies, and making informed investment decisions.

This service consists of two reports, the Silicon Market and Industry Analysis and the Silicon Production Cost Analysis. Both are published on a biannual basis in March and September.

The Silicon Market and Industry Analysis provides you with up-to-date and extensive market information, including:

·        Detailed historical data

·        Five year forecasts of silicon demand by major market and intermediate use

·        Projections of Western output and production capacity

·        Detailed analysis of supply from the CIS and China

·        Analysis of price trends, including price projections for the next five years.

The Silicon Production Cost Analysis provides you with an assessment of production costs and plant competitiveness, including:

·        Extensive analysis of technical and economic cost determinants by plant

·        Ranking and comparison of operating costs by individual Western plant

·        Two-year outlook of production costs by plant as well as by country

And will present you with:

·         Cost ranking tables

·         Plant-by-plant cost profiles

·         Input/operating cost summary by plant by year

·         Cost model concept definitions.