2025 Glass Price Surge: Trends, Causes & Market Forecast
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This post is a summary of the PV solar cell glass price developments. The price developments of PV solar cell glass are expressed in US$ prices converted FX rates applicable at the time when the price was valid. PV solar cell glass price index developments are calculated from multiple separate sources of data to ensure statistical accuracy.
Solar module prices are expected to increase significantly from current levels in the next six months, according to Yana Hryshko, head of Solar Supply Chain Research for Wood Mackenzie. “Prices have to increase, as the Chinese solar manufacturing industry is going to do everything to make this happen,” she told pv magazine.
Solar glass varieties maintained their prices WoW in CW2, after seeing a sharp drop in the last week of CY2024. The 2 weeks of CY2025 have been largely positive for the TaiyangNews PV Price Index, with 8 of the listed products seeing price upticks so far.
“Prices have to increase, as the Chinese solar manufacturing industry is going to do everything to make this happen,” she told pv magazine. “We may see up to 300 GW of wafer, cell and module capacity be wiped out of the market soon, mostly coming from non-Tier 1 manufacturers. And unlike Tier 1 producers, nobody will try to save them.”
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