US Department of Commerce announced on May 17 the preliminary decision on anti-dumping investigations. The range of punitive tariffs to be imposed on China-based solar firms is from 31-250%, depending on the firm. The Department of ...
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Commentary:Solar trade war between US and China looming Jackie Chang,DIGITIMES,Taipei [Friday 18 May 2012]In 2011,several US-based solar firms such as Solyndra,SepctraWatt,Evergreen Solar,and Energy Conversion Devices filed for ...
Tags: China, US, Solar trade war, solar firms, solar products
As the sixth annual SNEC 2012 PV Power Expo is currently being held in Shanghai,China,industry sources have indicated that there is a possibility that the China government will initiate an anti-dumping and anti-subsidy investigation against ...
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Industry sources indicated that quotes of high efficiency solar cells have been lowered to US$0.45-0.47/W from US$0.46-0.48/W.This is seen as a move to secure June orders. Quotes of solar cells in China have remained around ...
Tags: Solar cell firms, lower quotes, secure June orders, China
Four China-based polysilicon firms, LDK, Jiangsu Zhongneng, Shannxi Tianhong Silicon Material, and China Silicon Corporation, have applied to the Ministry of Commerce in China, asking the government to start an anti-dumping and anti-subsidy ...
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Taiwan's solar industry has seen increases in orders reportedly from China-based firms that are trying to avoid possible tariffs resulted from the US anti-dumping and anti-subsidy investigation. Taiwan-based solar cell makers have raised ...
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China-based solar firms have been hoping that the China market will overtake Germany as the biggest solar market in the world. However, industry sources pointed out the 5GW of installation demand is for the government to secure the growth ...
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China's Ministry of Finance has announced the subsidies for built-in PV (BIPV) systems and normal solar PV installations. The subsidy for BIPV is CNY9 (US$1.43)/watt while the subsidy for normal solar PV installations is CNY7.5/watt. The ...
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China-based vendors of solar modules have lowered quotes from EUR0.8-0.85/watt at the end of 2011 to EUR0.7-0.8/watt currently, while Europe-based competitors have also decreased prices from EUR1.0-1.07/watt to EUR0.8-0.9/watt, according to ...
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Managing a business is like managing a battle. The many problems and challenges require the management to have good organization and coordination skills. Mostly importantly, the management has to make the right decisions during hardships. ...
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The 2015 solar PV installation target for China's 12th Five-Year Plan for renewable energy has been increased to 15GW, 50% higher than the previous target. According to China media, this announcement was made by China's National Development ...
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China's solar installations may reach 3GW in 2012, according to China news outlet NE21. Due to strong support from the central and local governments, the solar industry in China has been expanding rapidly in recent years. However, as the ...
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The anti-dumping and anti-subsidy probe taken up by the US government has been causing concerns for China-based solar firms. China-based polysilicon firms have suggested the Chinese government apply anti-dumping tariffs on US- and South ...
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The anti-dumping and anti-subsidy probe taken up by the US government directed at China-based solar firms has been causing a stir in China, and according to local media, may end up hurting the US more than it hurts China. According to China ...
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While the US Department of Commerce has launched an anti-dumping and anti-subsidy investigation of solar cells and modules imported from China, Europe, the largest market for China-made solar products, is unlikely to follow suit because ...
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