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Evaluation Model and Empirical Study on the Competitiveness of the County Silicon Crystal Industry

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  • Yujie Pan

    (Research Center of Spatial Planning and Human-Environment System Simulation, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan 430074, China
    Department of Geography, School of Geography and Information Engineering, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan 430074, China)

  • Ke Peng

    (Research Center of Spatial Planning and Human-Environment System Simulation, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan 430074, China
    Department of Geography, School of Geography and Information Engineering, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan 430074, China)

  • Hongxia Peng

    (Research Center of Spatial Planning and Human-Environment System Simulation, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan 430074, China
    Department of Geography, School of Geography and Information Engineering, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan 430074, China)

  • Jing Zhang

    (Department of Logistics, School of Business, Huaihua University, Hunan 10548, China)

  • Min Zeng

    (Wuhan Geological Survey Center of China Geological Survey, Wuhan 430205, China)

  • Changsheng Huang

    (Wuhan Geological Survey Center of China Geological Survey, Wuhan 430205, China)

Abstract

The silicon crystal industry is an emerging industry that uses silicon ore to obtain crystalline silicon and silicon micropower through processing. The China silicon crystal industry generally suffers from poor market supervision and low added-value products, which decreases the industry’s competitiveness and affects overall economic development. This study used the SWOT–PEST model to analyze the internal and external factors, constructed the county competitiveness evaluation index system with four dimensions and 20 variables, and used the gray correlation evaluation model to conduct empirical research on data on the competitiveness of the silicon crystal industry in Suichuan and in another three counties. Compared with the industrial competitiveness in the other three counties, the competitiveness in Suichuan County is still relatively low, but it has been increasing rapidly in recent years. The silicon crystal industry in Suichuan County has great advantages, such as resource endowment, energy, and policy support. The main factors affecting the competitiveness of the silicon crystal industry in Suichuan County are the number of brands, the situation of foreign exports, and the output of silicon products. Therefore, Suichuan County should adjust the silicon crystal industry based on these evaluation results to promote the sustainable development of this industry.

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  • Yujie Pan & Ke Peng & Hongxia Peng & Jing Zhang & Min Zeng & Changsheng Huang, 2019. "Evaluation Model and Empirical Study on the Competitiveness of the County Silicon Crystal Industry," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 11(19), pages 1-15, September.
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