Silicon and Ferro Silicon

Published by: Global Industry Analysts

Published: Apr. 1, 2008 - 352 Pages

Table of Contents

I. INTRODUCTION, METHODOLOGY & PRODUCT DEFINITIONS

Study Reliability and Reporting Limitations

Disclaimers

Data Interpretation & Reporting Level

CAGR Disparities Between Historic & Current Data

Quantitative Techniques & Analytics

Product Definitions and Scope of Study

Silicon

Ferro Silicon

II. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

1. Market Dynamics

Trends

End Use Applications Impact Demand

Steel and Aluminum Industry Shape Market Fortunes

Competitive Scenario

Table 1: Leading Manufacturers in the Global Silicon Market (2005 & 2006): Percentage Breakdown of Production for Hemlock, Wacker, Tokuyama, REC, MEMC, Mitsubishi, and Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 2: Leading Manufacturers in the Global Merchant Silicon and Epitaxial Wafer Market (2005 & 2006): Percentage Breakdown of Value Sales for Shin-Etsu Handotai, SUMCO, Siltronic, MEMC, Komatsu Electronic Metals, and Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 3: Leading Manufacturers in the Global Silicon Wafer Market (2005 & 2006): Percentage Breakdown of Production for Shin-Etsu Handotai, SUMCO, MEMC, Siltronic, and Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 4: 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)

Production

Table 5: 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)

Silicon Exports

Table 6: 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)

2. Product Overview

Silicon

Definition

Occurrence

Physical Properties

Production Process

Production of High Purity Float Zone (HPFZ) Silicon

Chemical Variants

Silicon Carbide

Applications of SiC

Fumed and Activated Silica

Applications

Metallurgy

Chemical

Semiconductors

Shipments

Table 7: 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)

Silicon Foundry

Key Global Foundries

Table 8: Asian Silicon Foundry Market (2004): Percentage Breakdown by Wafer Processing - Fabless, IDM and System House (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Photovoltaic Cells

Monocrystalline Silicon Cells

Multicrystalline Silicon Cells

Amorphous Silicon Cells

Silicon Germanium Alloy

Silicon Metal Powder

Silicon Substitutes

Medicinal Properties

Ferro Silicon

Ferro-Silicon Substitutes

3. End-Use Overview

Silicon

Silicon in the Aluminum Industry

Silicon in Automotive Aluminum

Silicon in the Chemical Industry

Silicon in the Electronics Industry

SiGe Chips

Silicon-on-Insulator

Silicon in the Solar Industry

Large Imbalance in Polysilicon Supply and Demand

Table 9: Global Polysilicon Market (2000-2008): Supply and Demand in Metric Tonnes (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Massive Investments Planned in Capacity Expansion

Table 10: Global Polysilicon Market (2005-2008): Production Capacity in Tonnes by Leading Manufacturers - Hemlock (US), Wacker (Germany), MEMC (US), Tokuyama, SGS (US), ASiMi (US), Mitsubishi Material, Mitsubishi Polycrystalline Silicon (US), MEMC (Italy), and Sumitomo Titanium (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Smaller Companies Face High Entry Barriers to Establish New Polysilicon Production Capacities

Companies Focus on Extensive R&D in Advanced Solar Technologies

Soaring Polysilicon Demand Pushes Up Prices

Ferrosilicon

Iron and Steel Industry

Iron and Steel Industry - An Overview

Table 11: Global Steel Industry (2005): Percentage Breakdown of Consumption by Leading Country - China, Europe, Japan, United States, and Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Global Crude Steel Production

Table 12: Global Crude Steel Market (1995-2005): Production in Million Metric Tons (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 13: 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)

4. Technical Developments

Silicon for Billboards

Silicon for Micro-display Devices

Silicon, A Lifesaver

5. Technological Developments

US Scientists Develop Method to Refine Primary Silicon

US Inventors Develop Novel Method for Growing Epitaxial Silicon

US Based Inventors Develop Procedure for Growing Polycrystalline Silicon

US Inventors Develop Method to Form Silicon and Oxide Layers

Japanese Scientist Develops Procedure to Produce Silicon On Insulator (SOI) Substrate

Japanese Scientists Develop Liquid Phase Method to Grow Silicon Crystal

German Scientists Develop Novel Silicon Composition

South Korean Scientists Develop Method to Oxidize Silicon Substrates

Intel Develops Strained-Silicon Methodology to Design Chips

Intel and University of California Develop World's First Hybrid Silicon Laser

Researchers at Brown University Create First Nanoscale Level Silicon Laser

Stretchable Silicon to Create New Avenues in Electronics

Norwegian Researcher Develops Novel Silicon Preparation Method

US Scientists Develop Sinton QSSPC Silicon Evaluation System

Marvell Unveils Unique Silicon Solution

Mitsubishi Electric Develops Unique Silicon Carbide Transistors

Intel Develops World’s First Continuous Wave Silicon Laser

Picogiga International Develops World’s Most Advanced Silicon-Based AlGaN/GaN HEMTs

Innovative Silicon Develops Z-RAM Technology

6. Product Innovations/Introductions

Texas Instruments Introduces Gen 2 RFID Silicon

Ferro Electronic Develops New Materials for Solar Cell Applications

Dow Corning Synthesizes Innovative Solar-Grade Silicon

French Based Inventor Synthesizes Silicon Powder

Freescale Develops First 24-Megabit (Mbit) Memory Array Using Silicon Nanocrystals

Chipidea and Solid Silicon Offer Silicon Solutions for Chartered's Micron Processes

Sierra Logic Introduces New Range of Silicon Storage Bridges

Silicon Graphics Rolls Out SGI Altix 1350 Cluster Platform in the Middle East

7. Recent Industry Activity

REC to Expand Polysilicon and Wafer Capacity

Globe Specialty Metals Acquires Solsil

Dow Corning to Raise Silicon Polymer Resins Capacity

Sumco Group to Boost 300mm Silicon Wafer Production

Mindspeed Acquires Ample Communications

Oak Hill Capital and Tallwood Acquires SVTC Technologies

LSI Acquires Tarari

Hemlock Semiconductor to Enhance Michigan Polysilicon Capacity

Dow Corning and TOK Develop New Bilayer Photoresist

Sumco to Set Up New Photovoltaic Silicon Wafer Facility

Komatsu Changes its Name to Sumco Techxiv

Sumco Techxiv to Bolster 300-mm Silicon Wafer Capacity

Sumitomo Titanium Changes its Name to OSAKA

OSAKA Expands its Polycrystalline Silicon Facility

Sumco Techxiv to Raise 300mm Silicon Wafer Capacity in Taiwan

Wacker Silicones to Boost Silicone Rubber Compounds Capacity

Wacker Polysilicon to Set Up New Granular Polysilicon Facility

Wacker and Schott to Set Up Solar Wafer Manufacturing JV

MEMC Inks 10-Year Solar Wafer Supply Agreement With Conergy

REC Inks Wafer Supply Contract with Solland Solar Cells

REC to Supply Multi-crystalline Silicon Wafers to Photovoltech

REC to Supply Polysilicon to Sumco Techxiv Corporation

REC Inks US$880 Million Wafer Supply Contract with Moser Baer

Globe Specialty Metals Acquires Camargo Correa

Sumco Corporation to Close its France-Based Subsidiary

X-FAB Silicon and 1st Silicon Merge

Indian Charge Chrome and Indian Metal and Ferro Alloys to Merge

JFE Steel to Acquire Additional 49% Stake in Nova Era Silicon

Ohio TechAngel Acquires Minority Stake in Midwest MicroDevices

Lam Acquires Silicon Assets of Bullen

EPOD International Acquires Innovative Systems Engineering

SunPower Forms Joint Venture with Woongjin Coway

Degussa and SolarWorld Announce Joint Venture

SunPower Inks Supply Agreement with Siltronic

SunPower Signs Agreement with DC Chemical

Nippon Steel Establishes NS Solar Material

Renewable Energy Corporation Begins Construction of Granular Polysilicon Production Facility

Wacker to Build New Polycrystalline Silicon Plant at Burghausen

Renewable Energy Acquires ASiMI from Komatsu

Advanced Power Technology Acquires PowerSicel

Fesil ASA Enhances Stake in Gfm FESIL

Ferroatlantica Group Acquires Pechiney Electrometallurgie’s Ferroalloy Division from Alcan

ATI Technologies Acquires Part of Terayon

Renewable Energy Corporation Partners with Q-Cells and Evergreen Solar

Elkem Sells Silicon Metal Facility

Hawk Creek Laboratory Bags Contract from US Navy

Vonage Selects Texas Instruments as a Provider VoIP Silicon and Software

Sensant Corp Bags Contract for Silicon Ultrasound Imaging Probes from ESAOTE

pSivida Ltd Establishes pSiNutria

Nordic Venture Capitalists Invest in Norstel AB

Tokuyama Commences Construction of New Technology Verification Facility for Polycrystalline Silicon

Siltronic and Sumitomo Mitsubishi Silicon Expand Production Capacity

Cypress Semiconductors Divests Silicon Magnetic Systems Unit

Timminco Acquires Bécancour Silicon Inc

Elkem Acquires Interest in REC

Inner Mongolia Electric Enhances Capacity

Ordins Trading Company Establishes Jingyu Sunny Silicon Company

Nikopol Invests in Plant Modernization

RUSAL Sells Silicon Ferroalloy Facility

8. Focus on Select Players

Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing Ltd. (Singapore)

China National Bluestar (Group) Corporation (China)

Bluestar Silicon Materials Co., Ltd. (China)

CC Metals and Alloys, LLC (USA)

Elkem AS (Norway)

Evonik Degussa GmbH

Ferroatlantica Group (Spain)

Invensil (France)

Fesil ASA (Norway)

Globe Metallurgical Inc. (USA)

Hemlock Semiconductor Corporation (USA)

Luoyang Institute of Refractories Research (LIRR) (China)

MEMC Electronic Materials, Inc. (USA)

Mitsubishi Materials Corporation (Japan)

Mitsubishi Polycrystalline Silicon America Corporation (USA)

OSAKA Titanium Technologies Co., Ltd. (Japan)

Renewable Energy Corporation ASA (Norway)

REC Solar Grade Silicon LLC (USA)

RIMA Industrial S/A (Brazil)

Simcala Inc. (Silicon Mining Co.) (USA)

Simcoa (Silicon Metal Company of Australia) Operations Pty Ltd (Australia)

Shin-Etsu Handotai Co. Ltd. (Japan)

Sinosteel Zunyi Ferroalloy Co., Ltd. (China)

Sumco Corporation (Japan)

Sumco Techxiv Corporation (Japan)

Tokuyama Corporation (Japan)

Wacker Chemie AG (Germany)

9. Global Market Perspective

Table 14: 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 2001 through 2010 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 15: World Long-term Projections 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 2011 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 16: 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 1991 through 2000 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 17: World 15-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 1998, 2008 and 2012 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 18: 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 2001 through 2010 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 19: World Long-term Projections 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 2011 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

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 1991 through 2000 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 21: World 15-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 1998, 2008 and 2012 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

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 2001 through 2010 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 23: World Long-term Projections 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 2011 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 24: 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 1991 through 2000 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 25: World 15-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 1998, 2008 and 2012 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 26: 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 2001 through 2010 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 27: World Long-term Projections 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 2011 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 28: 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 1991 through 2000 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 29: World 15-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 1998, 2008 and 2012 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 30: 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 2001 through 2010 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 31: World Long-term Projections 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 2011 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 32: 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 1991 through 2000 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 33: World 15-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 1998, 2008 and 2012 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 34: 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 2001 through 2010 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 35: World Long-term Projections 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 2011 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 36: 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 1991 through 2000 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 37: World 15-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 1998, 2008 and 2012 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 38: 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 ThousandTons for Years 2001 through 2010 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 39: World Long-term Projections 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 2011 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 40: 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 1991 through 2000 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 41: World 15-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 1998,2008 and 2012 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 42: 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 2001 through 2010 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 43: World Long-term Projections 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 2011 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 44: 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 1991 through 2000 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 45: World 15-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 1998, 2008 and 2012 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

III. MARKET

1. The United States

A. Market Analysis

Current and Future Analysis

Market Overview

Conventional and Emerging Applications Fuel Growth

Automotive Aluminum - A Key User of Silicon

Production

Table 46: US Silicon and Ferrosilicon Market (1995-2005): Production in Metric Tons (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Imports

Table 47: US Silicon Metal Market (1995-2004): Imports in Metric Tons (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 48: US Ferrosilicon Market (1995-2004): Imports in Metric Tons (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Imports by Grade

Table 49: 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)

Table 50: 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)

Table 51: 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)

Table 52: 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)

Table 53: 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)

Table 54: 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)

Table 55: 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)

Table 56: 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)

Table 57: US Ferrosilicon (80% - 90% Silicon) Market (2004): Imports by Gross Weight (In Metric Tons) by Country - Canada, Germany, and Brazil (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 58: US Ferrosilicon (80% - 90% Silicon) Market (2004): Imports in US$’000 by Country - Brazil, Canada, and Germany (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 59: 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)

Table 60: 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)

Exports

Table 61: US Silicon Metal Market (1995-2004): Exports in Metric Tons (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 62: US Ferrosilicon Market (1995-2004): Exports in Metric Tons (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Exports by Grade

Table 63: 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)

Table 64: 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)

Table 65: 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)

Table 66: 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)

Table 67: US Ferrosilicon (> than 55% Silicon) Market (2004): Exports by Gross Weight (In Metric Tons) by Country - Canada, Mexico, Malaysia, Dominican Republic, France, and Others

Table 68: US Ferrosilicon (>than 55% Silicon) Market (2004): Exports in US$’000 by Country - Canada, Mexico, Dominican Republic, Malaysia, France, Colombia, and Other

Technological Developments

Product Innovations/Introductions

Strategic Corporate Developments

Select Players

B. Market Analytics

Table 69: 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 2001 through 2010 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 70: US Long-term Projections for Silicon by End Use Segment - Metallurgy, Chemicals, Semiconductors and Other Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Consumption Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2011 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 71: 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 1991 through 2000 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 72: US 15-Year Perspective for Silicon by End Use Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Volume Consumption for Metallurgy, Chemicals, Semiconductors and Other Markets for 1998, 2008 and 2012 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 73: 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 2001 through 2010 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 74: US Long-term Projections 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 2011 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 75: 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 1991 through 2000 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 76: US 15-Year Perspective for Ferro Silicon by End Use Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Volume Consumption for Ferrous Foundry, Steel Industry and Other Markets for 1998, 2008 and 2012 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

2. Canada

A. Market Analysis

Overview

Strategic Corporate Development

B. Market Analytics

Table 77: 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 2001 through 2010 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 78: Canadian Long-term Projections for Silicon by End Use Segment - Metallurgy, Chemicals, Semiconductors and Other Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Consumption Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2011 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 79: 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 1991 through 2000 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 80: Canadian 15-Year Perspective for Silicon by End Use Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Volume Consumption for Metallurgy, Chemicals, Semiconductors and Other Markets for 1998, 2008 and 2012 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 81: 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 2001 through 2010 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 82: Canadian Long-term Projections 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 2011 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 83: 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 1991 through 2000 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 84: Canadian 15-Year Perspective for Ferro Silicon by End Use Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Volume Consumption for Ferrous Foundry, Steel Industry and Other Markets for 1998, 2008 and 2012(includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

3. Japan

A. Market Analysis

Current and Future Analysis

Imports

Technological Developments

Strategic Corporate Developments

Select Players

B. Market Analytics

Table 85: 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 2001 through 2010 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 86: Japanese Long-term Projections for Silicon by End Use Segment - Metallurgy, Chemicals, Semiconductors and Other Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Consumption Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2011 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 87: 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 1991 through 2000 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 88: Japanese 15-Year Perspective for Silicon by End Use Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Volume Consumption for Metallurgy, Chemicals, Semiconductors and Other Markets for 1998, 2008 and 2012 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 89: 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 2001 through 2010 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 90: Japanese Long-term Projections 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 2011 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 91: 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 1991 through 2000 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 92: Japanese 15-Year Perspective for Ferro Silicon by End Use Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Volume Consumption for Ferrous Foundry, Steel Industry and Other Markets for 1998, 2008 and 2012 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

4. Europe

Market Analysis

Current and Future Analysis

Table 93: 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 2001 through 2010 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 94: European Long-term Projections 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 2011 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 95: 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 1991 through 2000 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 96: European 15-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 1998, 2008 and 2012 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 97: 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 2001 through 2010 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 98: European Long-term Projections for Silicon by End Use Segment - Metallurgy, Chemicals, Semiconductors and Other Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Consumption Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2011 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 99: 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 1991 through 2000 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 100: European 15-Year Perspective for Silicon by End Use Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Volume Consumption for Metallurgy, Chemicals, Semiconductors and Other Markets for 1998, 2008 and 2012 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 101: 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 2001 through 2010 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 102: European Long-term Projections 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 2011 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 103: 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 1991 through 2000 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 104: European 15-Year Perspective for Ferro Silicon by End Use Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Volume Consumption for Ferrous Foundry, Steel Industry and Other Markets for 1998, 2008 and 2012 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

4a. France

A. Market Analysis

Current and Future Analysis

Technological Development

Product Innovations/Introductions

Strategic Corporate Development

Select Players

B. Market Analytics

Table 105: 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 2001 through 2010 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 106: French Long-term Projections for Silicon by End Use Segment - Metallurgy, Chemicals, Semiconductors and Other Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Consumption Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2011 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 107: 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 1991 through 2000 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 108: French 15-Year Perspective for Silicon by End Use Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Volume Consumption for Metallurgy, Chemicals, Semi-Conductors and Other Markets for 1998, 2008 and 2012 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 109: 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 2001 through 2010 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 110: French Long-term Projections 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 2011 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 111: 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 1991 through 2000 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 112: French 15-Year Perspective for Ferro Silicon by End Use Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Volume Consumption for Ferrous Foundry, Steel Industry and Other Markets for 1998, 2008 and 2012 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

4b. Germany

A. Market Analysis

Current and Future Analysis

Technological Development

Strategic Corporate Developments

Select Players

B. Market Analytics

Table 113: 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 2001 through 2010 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 114: German Long-term Projections for Silicon by End Use Segment - Metallurgy, Chemicals, Semiconductors and Other Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Consumption Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2011 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 115: 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 1991 through 2000 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 116: German 15-Year Perspective for Silicon by End Use Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Volume Consumption for Metallurgy, Chemicals, Semi-Conductors and Other Markets for 1998, 2008 and 2012 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 117: 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 2001 through 2010 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 118: German Long-term Projections 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 2011 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 119: 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 1991 through 2000 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 120: German 15-Year Perspective for Ferro Silicon by End Use Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Volume Consumption for Ferrous Foundry, Steel Industry and Other Markets for 1998, 2008 and 2012 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

4c. Italy

Market Analysis

Current and Future Analysis

Table 121: 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 2001 through 2010 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 122: Italian Long-term Projections for Silicon by End Use Segment - Metallurgy, Chemicals, Semi-Conductors and Other Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Consumption Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2011 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 123: 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 1991 through 2000 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 124: Italian 15-Year Perspective for Silicon by End Use Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Volume Consumption for Metallurgy, Chemicals, Semi- Conductors and Other Markets for1998, 2008 and 2012 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 125: 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 2001 through 2010 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 126: Italian Long-term Projections 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 2011 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 127: 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 1991 through 2000 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 128: Italian 15-Year Perspective for Ferro Silicon by End Use Segment -Percentage Breakdown of Volume Consumption for Ferrous Foundry, Steel Industry and Other Markets for 1998, 2008 and 2012 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

4d. The United Kingdom

Market Analysis

Table 129: 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 2001 through 2010 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 130: UK Long-term Projections for Silicon by End Use Segment - Metallurgy, Chemicals, Semiconductors and Other Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Consumption Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2011 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 131: 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 1991 through 2000 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 132: UK 15-Year Perspective for Silicon by End Use Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Volume Consumption for Metallurgy, Chemicals, Semiconductors and Other Markets for 1998, 2008 and 2012 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 133: 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 2001 through 2010 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 134: UK Long-term Projections 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 2011 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 135: 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 1991 through 2000 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 136: UK 15-Year Perspective for Ferro Silicon by End Use Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Volume Consumption for Ferrous Foundry, Steel Industry and Other Markets for 1998, 2008 and 2012 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

4e. Rest of Europe

A. Market Analysis

Current and Future Analysis

Focus on Select Markets

Norway

Russia

Russia Silicon Producers Face Stiff Competition from Chinese Counterparts

Technological Development

Strategic Corporate Developments

Select Players

B. Market Analytics

Table 137: 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 2001 through 2010 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 138: Rest of Europe Long-term Projections for Silicon by End Use Segment - Metallurgy, Chemicals, Semiconductors and Other Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Consumption Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2011 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 139: 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 1991 through 2000 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 140: Rest of Europe 15-Year Perspective for Silicon by End Use Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Volume Consumption for Metallurgy, Chemicals, Semiconductors and Other Markets for 1998, 2008 and 2012 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 141: 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 2001 through 2010 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 142: Rest of Europe Long-term Projections 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 2011 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 143: 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 1991 through 2000 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 144: Rest of Europe 15-Year Perspective for Ferro Silicon by End Use Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Volume Consumption for Ferrous Foundry, Steel Industry and Other Markets for 1998, 2008 and 2012 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

5. Asia-Pacific

A. Market Analysis

Current and Future Analysis

Table 145: Asian Silicon Foundry Market (2004): Percentage Breakdown by Wafer Processing - Fabless, IDM and System House (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Focus on Select Markets

China

Luoyang Transforming into China's Largest Base for Silicon Industry

Poly-crystalline Silicon Supply Shortage

High Demand for Chinese Ferro Silicon from Japan and Korea Spurts Export Prices

Chinese Government Initiates Measures to Control Environmental Pollution

Poly-crystalline Silicon Supply and Demand

Table 146: Chinese Poly-crystalline Silicon Market (2005-2007): Supply and Demand in Metric Tonnes (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Wafer Production

Table 147: Chinese Silicon Wafer Market (2005-2007): Production in Megawatt (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Exports

Table 148: Chinese Silicon Metal Market (2004-2006): Volume Exports in Thousand Tons (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

India

Silicon Materials Sector Offers Immense Potential

Anti-Dumping Duties on Imports

Taiwan

Silicon Wafer Production

Table 149: Taiwanese Silicon Wafer Market (2001-2004): Production Capacity in Million Square Inches (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Technological Development

Strategic Corporate Developments

Select Players

B. Market Analytics

Table 150: 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 2001 through 2010 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 151: Asia Pacific Long-term Projections for Silicon by End Use Segment - Metallurgy, Chemicals, Semiconductors and Other Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Consumption Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2011 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 152: 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 1991 through 2000 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 153: Asia Pacific 15-Year Perspective for Silicon by End Use Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Volume Consumption for Metallurgy, Chemicals, Semiconductors and Other Markets for 1998, 2008 and 2012 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 154: 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 2001 through 2010 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 155: Asia Pacific Long-term Projections 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 2011 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 156: 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 1991 through 2000 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 157: Asia Pacific 15-Year Perspective for Ferro Silicon by End Use Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Volume Consumption for Ferrous Foundry, Steel Industry and Other Markets for 1998, 2008 and 2012 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

6. Middle East

A. Market Analysis

Current and Future Analysis

Product Innovation/Introduction

B. Market Analytics

Table 158: 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 2001 through 2010 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 159: Middle East Long-term Projections for Silicon by End Use Segment - Metallurgy, Chemicals, Semiconductors and Other Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Consumption Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2011 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 160: 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 1991 through 2000 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 161: Middle East 15-Year Perspective for Silicon by End Use Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Volume Consumption for Metallurgy, Chemicals, Semiconductors and Other Markets for1998, 2008 and 2012 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 162: 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 2001 through 2010 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 163: Middle East Long-term Projections 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 2011 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 164: 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 1991 through 2000 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 165: Middle East 15-Year Perspective for Ferro Silicon by End Use Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Volume Consumption for Ferrous Foundry, Steel Industry and Other Markets for 1998, 2008 and 2012 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

7. Latin America

A. Market Analysis

Current and Future Analysis

Strategic Corporate Development

RIMA Industrial S/A (Brazil) - A Major Player

B. Market Analytics

Table 166: 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 2001 through 2010 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 167: Latin American Long-term Projections for Silicon by End Use Segment - Metallurgy, Chemicals, Semiconductors and Other Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Consumption Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2011 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 168: Latin America Historic Review for Siliconby End Use Segment - Metallurgy, Chemicals,Semi-Conductors and Other Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Consumption Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 1991 through 2000 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 169: Latin America 15-Year Perspective for Silicon by End Use Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Volume Consumption for Metallurgy, Chemicals, Semiconductors and Other Markets for1998, 2008 and 2012 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 170: 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 2001 through 2010 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 171: Latin American Long-term Projections 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 2011 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 172: 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 1991 through 2000 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 173: Latin America 15-Year Perspective for Ferro Silicon by End Use Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Volume Consumption for Ferrous Foundry, Steel Industry and Other Markets for1998, 2008 and 2012 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

IV. COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE

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