EnergyTrend, a research division of TrendForce, indicates that the market is generally optimistic about the demand in 2014. But since subsidies have been cut significantly, the development for large-scale power plants is to be tested. Whether self-consumption segment can fill the gap in a short period of time has become critical to the continual market growth. “Supply adjustment will still be required in 2014 and the consolidation processes will also continue. Sales channels will be mostly handled by first-tier manufacturers and the impact on the spot market will be larger. Therefore, in 2014, the market will slowly grow, which will raise polysilicon price. But since China may cancel the government’s so-called “handbook”, US$20/kg may be the ceiling price for polysilicon manufacturers in the Short Run.