US Solar PV Trade Group Seeks To Widen Scope Of China Import Duties
The Coalition of American Solar Manufacturing (CASM) is looking to widen the scope of recently imposed duties on imports of … [continued]
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Chinese Solar Imports Drop But Prices Continue To Fall
US imports of silicon solar panels from China have dropped significantly this year with the imposition of unfair trade duties, but PV prices continued to their seemingly inexorable decline.
Commerce Rules on China Silicon PV Anti-dumping, Anti-subsidy Duties; Leaves Loophole Open
A Commerce WTO panel, in its final ruling. left initial anti-dumping duties on Chinese solar PV imports essentially the same, raised anti-subsidy duties substantially, and left a loophole open. […]
EU Launches WTO Investigation into Chinese Silicon PV Dumping Allegations
A European Commission decision to impose anti-dumping duties would pose significant problems for China’s silicon PV manufacturers, which now find themselves reeling from debt loads, a precipitous decline in prices (largely of their own making), and slowing demand as a result of the ongoing EU debt crisis and slow economic growth. […]
1H 2012 US Solar PV Installations Grow 120%; US Poised to be World’s 3rd-Largest Market
Solar PV installations more than doubled in the Americas in 1H 2012, with demand in the US leading the way. Rapid growth will accelerate in 2H 2012, according to an IMS report, making the US the third-largest market in the world. 1H 2012 results put paid to assertions that the US imposition of anti-dumping tariffs and countervailing duties on Chinese imports would stifle demand in the US, according to the industry association behind the litigation effort. […]
Solar PV Trade Disputes Escalate as German Group Files Dumping Charges against China
Solar PV trade disputes between China and its main trading partners are escalating, as a group of German solar companies, led by SolarWorld AG, filed a WTO anti-dumping petition with the European Commission. The filing heightens tensions and divisions among industry participants, who have been put under increasing pressure as a result of a massive build-up in solar PV supply and manufacturing capacity, the bulk of which has come from China. […]
Solar Prices Continue to Drop Despite U.S. Tariffs on Chinese Equipment
It seems two new U.S. tariffs on solar panel makers haven’t stymied market prices or demand. While the import … [continued]
German Solar Industry Getting Hammered by Cheap Chinese Imports
Germany’s once world-leading solar industry is taking it on the chin due to cheap Chinese imports and subsidy cuts. Trade tensions are rising, as German solar companies hit the insolvency wall and Chinese companies gobble up productive assets on the cheap. […]
CASE’s Latest Solar Trade Dispute Statement
I’m a little late reposting this, but the following is CASE’s most recent statement on the US-China solar trade … [continued]
CASE Responds to U.S.–China Solar Trade Dispute Finding & Story (Plus My Own Thoughts)
Andrew just posted a great piece on the Commerce Dept.’s preliminary finding regarding the claim that Chinese manufacturers have … [continued]
