Taiwan's Solar Industry Has Seen Increases in Orders Reportedly From China-Based Firms

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 capacity utilization rates recently, with industry observers speculating that rush orders from China-based peers have been the cause of the rise. The orders may be increasing but the benefits may not be as good as thought, the observers said. China-based solar firms have been demanding prices similar to those of China-made solar products, which are lower than the production costs of some Taiwan-based firms, the observers explained. It has been said that Europe might initiate similar unfair trade probes against China-based firms. Source: www.digitimes.com