Following the anti-dumping and countervailing measures imposed by the US on China and Taiwan solar PV makers, the European Union (EU) is now investigating other Asia countries for allegedly helping China violate the terms of a solar-export ...
Some China-based solar firms hope to terminate long-term polysilicon supply contracts with international firms. The latter noted that it is quite difficult to do so because when the firms signed the contracts, there were material shortages ...
Tags: solar firms, China, long-term polysilicon supply contracts
According to China-based media reports, during boom times from 2010-2011, the number of firms in major solar segments (wafer, cell, and module) increased from 807 to 901, an increase of 11.65% on year. Due to the trade war and oversupply in ...
Tags: China, solar cell, solar supply, polysilicon, market
Due to fluctuating demand in Europe, China-based solar module firms Yingli, Suntech and Trina Solar saw shipments in third-quarter 2012 decrease by 16.9%, 10%, and 9% respectively. Jinko Solar, on the other hand, benefitted from domestic ...
Tags: 3Q, 2012, China, Solar Firms
N-type mono-crystalline solar cells have high production costs, making them less competitive. Nevertheless, China-based firms have been eager to enter the market. The cost of N-type mono-crystalline solar cells is high due to immature ...
Tags: China Solar Firms, N-Type Mono-Crystalline Solar Products
China solar firms seek support from Taiwan to avoid high EU tariffs Nuying Huang,Taipei;Jackie Chang,DIGITIMES[Monday 10 September 2012]The EU's anti-dumping investigation includes China-made solar wafers,cells,and modules,but if firms can ...
Tags: China EU European Commission, solar cell solar module, Taiwan tariff
Love and loathing relationship between Europe and China solar firms Nuying Huang China has been playing an important role in the debt crisis in Europe by supporting the region with funds. Initially, most solar firms in Greater China ...
The huge duties slapped onto China-made solar cells by the US Department of Commerce have been causing different effects in different economies. Some in the US solar market welcomes the duties and see them as a way to curb China-based ...
Tags: China, OEM, solar cell, Taiwan, US market, Yingli, Suntech, LDK, Trina Solar
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
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
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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About 50% of the firms in China's solar industry have suspended production, according to the country's Guangzhou Daily. The daily cited the solar energy division of CSG Holding as claiming that half of the solar firms have stopped ...
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Some China-based solar firms are expected to shutdown operations and exit the market due to low demand. Industry sources indicated the firms that are experiencing problems are those without government support. Firms with government support ...
Tags: Market View, solar