Evidence of polysilicon dumping by US-and South Korea-based firms easily obtainable,say industry sources Nuying Huang,Taipei;Jackie Chang,DIGITIMES[Friday 25 May 2012]If the China government begins an anti-dumping investigations against ...
Tags: China, South Korea, US market, Dumping
China anti-dumping investigation against US,South Korea polysilicon suppliers would hurt local downstream players Nuying Huang,Taipei;Jackie Chang,DIGITIMES[Friday 25 May 2012]Mainly due to the imposition of anti-dumping tariffs by the US ...
Tags: China, Korea, Solar, Anti-Dumping
China government focuses on illegal imports of waste materials that carry polysilicon Nuying Huang,Taipei;Jackie Chang,DIGITIMES[Wednesday 23 May 2012]The price of polysilicon in China has been low causing many firms to shut down ...
Tags: China government, illegal imports, carry polysilicon, pollution problems
Department of Commerce backs SolarWorld-led complaint in preliminary determination;Dow Corning and Hemlock label decision'devastating'. Suntech PV cell fabrication An investigation by the US Department of Commerce has found that ...
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 ...
Tags: China government, US government, heavy anit-dumping duties
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
Renewable Energy Corporation ASA(REC)announced that it intends to open a new applications and research center,in Shangyu,China.The Silicon Technologies Applications and Research Center(STAR Center)will be a technology development and ...
Tags: China, REC, STAR Center, solar, semiconductor industry
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 ...
Tags: China, China government, South Korea, US market
There is room for Foxconn to cooperate with Sharp in solar,say Taiwan makers Nuying Huang,Taipei;Jackie Chang,DIGITIMES[Tuesday 15 May 2012]Industry sources in Taiwan have noted that that there is a chance for Foxconn and Sharp,who have ...
Total solar wafer and module shipments in first-quarter 2012 were 466MW,exceeding the firm's guidance and representing an increase of 37.1%from 339.9MW in fourth-quarter 2011 and an increase of 41%on year.The sequential increase in solar ...
Leading Taiwan-based makers of polysilicon solar wafers, viewing that orders are on the rise and current prices are lower than production costs, are negotiating with clients for an upward adjustment in quotes from US$1.25 per 6-inch wafer ...
Tags: Market View, solar
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 ...
Tags: anti-subsidy, anti-dumping, polysilicon, solar
MK Lu, chairman of Taiwan-based solar wafer maker Sino-American Silicon (SAS), has indicated the firm was still able to generate profits in 2011 and expects the solar market to warm up in 2012. The price of polysilicon has been increasing ...
Tags: Industry Trends, solar
The spot price of polysilicon has been increasing in recent weeks. Due to increased demand in first-quarter 2012 compared with fourth-quarter 2011, the spot price of US$25/kg no longer exists in the market, said Digitimes analyst Chihheng ...
Tags: Market View, solar
Recent months have seen polysilicon spot prices sink below the US$30/kg mark as weak demand and overcapacity dogged the sector. Prices were at or below manufacturing cost for the majority of over 100 small-scale producers. However, in ...
Tags: solar