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CASM secures 18-day extension for ITC decision

  • The original date of February 13 was deemed to soon by SolarWorld, the leader of the CASM movement.
    The original date of February 13 was deemed to soon by SolarWorld, the leader of the CASM movement.

The US Department of Commerce has agreed to postpone the date for its preliminary decision on the CASM-led US versus China trade dispute to March 2, 2012. The original date of February 13 was deemed to soon by SolarWorld, the leader of the CASM movement, and the 18-day extension will delay the decision by the Department of Commerce on whether or not to impose countervailing and anti-dumping duties to offset foreign subsidies.

The ongoing dispute has been covered in detail on various PV-Tech pages:

December 2, 2011: Updated: US ITC gives unanimous green light to SolarWorld’s trade investigation

November 30, 2011: Top executives from 14 leading Chinese PV manufacturers gather to fight SolarWorld

November 10, 2011: US Department of Commerce begins investigation into CASM’s allegations against Chinese manufacturers

November 3, 2011: ‘Withdraw the petition’: China’s PV industry issues strong rebuttal to CASM dispute - exclusive
 

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