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The shrill outcry from seven US-based silicon solar cell corporations that Chinese manufacturers were already on the receiving end of numerous financial perks from their own government and therefore did not need a double-dose from American coffers as well, got the ball rolling to bring anti-dumping and countervailing duties imposed on the Chinese.
International relationships are now being further stretched with the European Commission joining the fray and China taking its first steps towards retaliatory measures.
As the story unfolds, PV-Tech reports on the tension, which already existed between these – the world's largest economies – but that have now been brought centre-stage with the débâcle surrounding solar panel subsidies.
China has warned that European Union plans to levy punitive duties against Chinese manufacturers would “severely impair” bilateral trade ties between…
Preliminary anti-dumping duties could increase PV module prices by 45% in June, further dampening an already demoralised European solar industry says…
Germany is continuing to strive for a diplomatic resolution to the European Union’s ongoing investigation into the alleged dumping of Chinese…
A report commissioned by the group lobbying for trade duties on Chinese solar products has described claims made in an earlier study that tariffs would…
PV-Tech can confirm the European Commission is planning to impose between 37.2% and 67.9% tariffs on Chinese solar module manufacturers.
European Union trade commissioner Karel De Gucht is to offer support to EU ProSun’s complaint against Chinese module manufacturers by imposing trade…
The European Commission has initiated an anti-subsidy investigation into imports of solar glass from China.
Importers of Chinese cells into the US may be evading anti-dumping (AD) and countervailing duties (CVD), according to the Coalition for American Solar…
The European solar industry is split over whether the European Commission should impose trade duties on Chinese module manufacturers.
China has told the European Union to expect a fightback if it imposes trade duties on Chinese solar products.
Several environmental organisations have written to the US trade representative urging the US to drop its trade case against India and instead to support…
The threat of anti-dumping duties within the EU has prompted Chinese tier 1 module producer ReneSola to prepare to outsource over 400MW of module production…
The European Commission’s anti-dumping investigation into PV modules shipped into EU countries from China is having a major impact on module availability…
Exports of US solar products to China delivered a surplus of US$913 million in 2011, despite the demise of America’s module manufacturing and…
The European Commission has initiated the registration of all solar products imported from China with immediate effect.
Deadlines for China to come to terms with the EU over anti-dumping charges before possible duties are imposed have been set for early June, according…
EU member states have approved a European Commission proposal to register imports of Chinese panels ahead of its decision to impose tariffs on Chinese…
The imposition of European Commission tariffs of up to 60% against Chinese manufacturers could lead to 242,000 job losses in Europe during the first…
Foreign PV module manufacturers may not get a look-in on the closed Chinese downstream market but balance-of-system suppliers could find the market…
China’s Ministry of Finance, the National Development and Reform Commission and the National Energy Board have announced solar projects eligible…
The end of 2012 saw an escalation in the the EU-China trade spat, with some heated exchanges between the two sides. Nilima Choudhury looks behind the…
Last week’s much anticipated cash injection from the Chinese government into its domestic market has now been announced by Premier Wen Jiabao, reports…
Effective from 7 December, the US Department of Commerce (DoC) has issued orders to begin collecting duties from Chinese solar cell imports. The duties…
The Indian Ministry of Commerce has initiated anti-dumping investigations against China, Malaysia, Taiwan and the US, following a complaint from the…
The Committee on International Trade (INTA) of the European Parliament has criticised the European Commission (EC) for moving too slowly to reach a…
European PV installers are divided over the topic of Chinese anti-dumping and countervailing duties with just 44% of those questioned stating that they…
The European Commission has officially launched a countervailing duty investigation into imports of solar panels from China into the European Union.
All six commissioners from the United States International Trade Commission (ITC) have unanimously ruled in favour of the US Department of Commerce…
The Chinese Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) has filed a complaint with the World Trade Organization (WTO) claiming European Union member states “illegally”…
China has fired the latest salvo in the mounting international solar trade war by launching anti-dumping and anti-subsidy probes into solar-grade polysilicon…
The Chinese Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) has issued a statement expressing its strong dissatisfaction with the ruling. Shen Danyang, spokesman for…
The long and winding road to this final determination imposing anti-dumping and countervailing duties against Chinese manufacturers has finally been…
The Chinese government’s actions this summer to further raise the country’s PV installation targets appears to have had the desired effect. IMS…
Executives from American solar manufacturers, distributors and installers testified before the International Trade Commission demanding Chinese manufacturers…
EU ProSun has announced it has filed an official complaint with the European Commission over alleged illegal subsidies to Chinese solar manufacturers.…
Yingli Green Energy Holding’s held up a defensive front today as it issued a statement rejecting any accusations that it had illegally subsidized…
Suspicions of the strength of German influence over European politics appear to not be unfounded. Earlier this week, German Chancellor Angela Merkel…
Rumours abound in the Chinese media that Indian solar manufacturers are following in the footsteps of SolarWorld and pressuring the government to take…
The European Commission announced on September 6 that it initiated an anti-dumping investigation on solar panel imports from China. In response to this…
China has expressed its deep regret at the European Commission’s decision to start its investigations, a statement released by the Chinese Ministry…
Canadian Solar, Suntech Power, Trina Solar and Yingli Green’s almost immediate response to the EU anti-dumping complaints has triggered JA Solar’s…
Updated: Response to the European Commission’s anti-dumping investigation of solar modules and products imported into the EU from key Chinese producers…
The European Commission will conduct an investigation into anti-dumping claims initiated by SolarWorld and more than 20 European companies within the…
A joint initiative of members of the EU solar cell and panel manufacturing industry is requesting the European Commission to investigate whether Chinese…
The Coalition for American Solar Manufacturing (CASM) has issued a release stating that Chinese solar imports were down by 60% since June 2011, totalling…
Heraeus has joined the SolarWorld mêlée offering words of wisdom to its peers. The Hanau, Germany-based precious metals and technology group, believes…
As the reports on the European Commission’s stance against Chinese manufacturers picks up pace, the head of the Chinese Bureau of Fair Trade for Imports…
European solar manufacturers have officially launched their own initiative to urge the European Commission into investigating what it considers unfair…
At a private reception with Chinese government officials, China-based companies and FDI agencies, the Greater Phoenix Economic Council (GPEC) announced…
Solar stocks in Chinese companies have been under increased pressure following reports that SolarWorld’s anti-dumping case against Chinese OEMs is…
German environment minister Peter Altmaier has offered the government’s support to German solar companies’ efforts to launch antidumping proceedings…
The Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) has expressed its disappointment in China’s decision to initiate antidumping and countervailing duty…
Concerns of Chinese retaliation against US countervailing and anti-dumping duties have manifested themselves in a complaint filed to the Chinese Ministry…
According to the US Department of Commerce’s latest release of the ‘U.S. Imports of Merchandise’ database, solar-based products from China declined…
Amid the investigations and continual reports of US and European PV manufacturers closing their doors, it has been easy to neglect the idea that the…
Anji Dasol Solar energy recently revealed that since it uses silicon cells imported from Germany and Norway, it has been excluded from the anti-dumping…
Indian secretary of the ministry of new and renewable energy Gireesh Pradhan told the Financial Chronicle that the government is maintaining a watchful…
Chairman Franz Fehrenbach recently revealed in an interview, with German publication Handesblatt, his support for the imposition of anti-dumping tariffs…
The Department of Commerce issued a post-initial analysis memorandum in the countervailing duty (CVD) investigation of solar cells from China on June…
Reporters in China were yesterday invited to a press conference where spokesman for the Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM), Shen Danyang, called for prudency…
The largest supplier of polysilicon, GCL-Poly Energy Holdings and Daqo New Energy Corp. have been reported to have demanded of the Chinese Ministry…
The dust is yet to settle on tariff determinations against Chinese manufacturers, but the Coalition for American Solar Manufacturing (CASM) has released…
The inevitable fall-out from last month’s US Dept. of Commerce ruling against the import of Chinese solar products is now measurable in numbers, as…
Amidst news reports that China and India-based companies are seeking anti-subsidy and anti-dumping investigations against companies entering their markets…
A growing number of reports are suggesting that an anti-dumping case could be brought against Chinese PV manufacturers in the EU within the next month.…
The Coalition for American Solar Manufacturing (CASM) brought together media organizations to consider allegations made by Chinese manufacturers and…
Nearly two weeks after the US Department of Commerce issued its preliminary decision to establish antidumping duties on China-manufactured solar products,…
In IHS’s iSuppli PV Perspectives report, the company looks into how the US government’s antidumping penalties on imports of PV cells from China…
Munich, Germany-based manufacturer Wacker Chemie has released a statement taking a firm stand against efforts to impose trade duties on Chinese-made…
China’s Chamber of Commerce Import and Export of Machinery and Electronic Products (CCCME) has released details on why the US Department of Commerce’s…
The Chinese Ministry of Commerce has identified six renewable energy initiatives in the US that the Chinese government believes is flouting World Trade…
Almost a week after the preliminary determination announcement from the US Department of Commerce, organisations and corporations continue to make statements.
While some analysts are calling for calm and urging cooperation, the US head of SolarWorld has voiced confidence in the US Department of Commerce’s…
Last week, the US Department of Commerce imposed tariffs of between 31 and 250% on solar imports from China. Semiconductor Equipment and Materials International…
Earlier this month, Chinese vice premier Wang Qishan and state councillor Dai Bingguo met with US secretary of state Hillary Clinton and treasury secretary…
On May 17, 2012, the Department of Commerce has announced its affirmative preliminary determination in the antidumping duty investigation of imports…
The Coalition for Affordable Solar Energy has released a statement speaking out against SolarWorld’s campaign to raise tariffs on imported Chinese…
According to commissioned analysis done by Wiley Rein for the Coalition for American Solar Manufacturing (CASM), China’s 12th Five-Year Plan for its…
The US Department of Commerce (DoC) has announced that final determination of the countervailing duty (CVD) investigation and the final determination…
A five-year (sunset) review by the US International Trade Commission against anti-dumping duties on silicon metal from China has been completed. The…
The US Department of Commerce has released its preliminary determination on countervailing imports of silicon PV modules from China. The DoC states…
The Coalition for Affordable Solar Energy (CASE) has broken the calm before the storm as the solar industry awaits the decision of a preliminary hearing…
The US Department of Commerce has once again postponed the deadline for issuing a preliminary ruling on SolarWorld’s anti-dumping arraignments against…
New Jersey-based MX Solar has officially declared its participation and founding role in the Coalition for American Solar Manufacturing (CASM), which…
Milwaukee-based high-efficiency monocrystalline PV module manufacturer, Helios Solar Works is the first founding member of the Coalition for American…
The Coalition for American Solar Manufacturing (CASM) has released a report in which it claims that the solar industry trade surplus with China “disappeared…
For the first time, the US Department of Commerce has issued a finding, ahead of the preliminary determination on duties, scheduled for March 2. In…
The Coalition for Affordable Solar Energy (CASE) has commissioned an economic analysis to counter the petitions to the US Commerce Department and the…
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,…
SolarWorld is planning to expand its fight against China-based solar module rivals currently being played out in the US to Europe. According to reports…
A decision over antidumping penalties that target Chinese solar module imports into the US has been delayed by a month, according to a Bloomberg report.…
The US International Trade Commission has approved the investigation requested by the Coalition for American Solar Manufacturing (CASM) into unfair…
China’s National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) has revealed that the government is doubling the surcharge for solar and other renewables…
China has launched a trade probe into US subsidies for renewable energy and is contemplating filing a case with the World Trade Organisation. The probe…
As reports keep filtering in that the China Photovoltaic Industry Alliance (CPIA) is in the midst of filing an anti-dumping and anti-subsidy trade case…
Just a handful of days after the US Department of Commerce and the International Trade Commission agreed to open an investigation into SolarWorld’s…
Higher module prices and lower demand will ensue for US-based cell and module manufacturers if countervailing duties are imposed in March 2012, according…
Following petitions from the Coalition for American Solar Manufacturing to the US Department of Commerce and the International Trade Commission, a year-long…
The Coalition for American Solar Manufacturing (CASM) advised that it had welcomed 75 employers, which had officially registered their support for the…
As more companies step forward to voice opinions regarding the petition filed with the US government by SolarWorld, the Coalition for Affordable Solar…
