Today, the domestic organic silicon DMC market showed a downward trend in prices, with the average market price dropping to 12965 yuan/ton, a decrease of 51 yuan/ton compared to the previous trading day. Most individual manufacturers have adopted a low shipment strategy to cope with market pressure. In the downstream market, bearish sentiment remains strong, with most companies only maintaining essential replenishment, resulting in an overall lack of significant increase in market trading activity.
On the raw material side, the price of silicon metal remains weakly stable. On the supply side, as the operating load increases, the market supply pressure gradually increases. On the demand side, downstream enterprises continue to adopt the strategy of on-demand replenishment, resulting in a relatively flat trading atmosphere in the market.
On the other hand, international silicon material giant Eken has made significant progress recently. The company has successfully received a funding of 1.8 million euros (approximately 13.58 million yuan) from the European Union to promote its innovative carbon cycle silicon production technology (Sicalo) ® project The project aims to achieve zero carbon dioxide emissions in the silicon production process, which is of great significance for environmental protection.
It is reported that Eken has collaborated with the Norwegian Institute of Technology Industry and the Norwegian Research Centre (NORCE) to complete Sicalo in the Kristiansand Science Park in Norway ® The laboratory trial phase of the project is about to enter the second phase, where comprehensive pilot testing will be conducted on all aspects of the production process. This project achieves direct zero emissions of carbon dioxide by capturing the carbon dioxide emitted during the silicon production process and recycling it as a reducing agent in the metal silicon production process.
Since its launch in 2021, Sicalo ® The project has received continued support from the Norwegian Research Council and is expected to make further breakthroughs between 2022 and 2024. Silicon materials are widely used in fields such as electric vehicles, solar cells, smartphones, and wind turbines. Traditional production processes generate large amounts of greenhouse gases. Therefore, Eken's groundbreaking research is expected to bring significant changes to the field of silicon metal production.
In addition, Eken plans to collaborate with other partners to expand this technology to other metal production fields, promoting zero carbon dioxide emissions in the production process of silicon and manganese alloys. It is predicted that if this technology can be fully applied to silicon and manganese production in Europe, it will reduce 33 million tons of carbon dioxide emissions annually by 2050, which will have a profound impact on global environmental protection.