The buyers of Trichlorosilane, and other companies along the solar PV value chain, have enjoyed tremendous growth in the past few years as China tries to move away from coal power generation (over 65% of the electricity in 2008). As a result of this conversion, other governmental incentives and the “go green” attitude of local governments, the trend of rising TCS demand is expected to maintain itself in the future.

Outside of China, the solar energy industry growth has been even more dynamic. In fact, the global solar energy industry has grown by over 849% since 2000, from an installed capacity of 877 Mega Watts (MW) in 2000 to over 10,000 MW at the end of 2008. These figures represent a compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) of almost 40% for the same period.

The outlook and industry forecast for the next 4 years, as reported by Solarbuzz, is extremely positive and is headed toward an additional growth spurt of 39% by the end of 2009. By 2012, it will be over 135% above the 2007 levels.

The five countries leading the way in the next five years are:

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