Solarworld applauds U.S. government's trade duties
17.12.2014 | 02:08
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SolarWorld Commends Critical Wins in Trade Cases against China, Taiwan
Company applauds U.S. government's trade duties and scope as promising measures to reignite American factory hiring after years of improper trade practices
SolarWorld, the largest U.S. solar manufacturer for nearly 40 years, commended the U.S. Department of Commerce for issuing final duties on a comprehensive scope of solar imports, announced today, in the company's second set of trade cases over 3½ years. SolarWorld said that Commerce, by comprehensively addressing the allegedly unfair trade practices of China and Taiwan, has paved the way for expansion of solar manufacturing in the strong and growing U.S. market.
Commerce announced anti-dumping duty rates of 52.13 percent and anti-subsidy rates of 38.72 percent on most imports of solar panels made in China and anti-dumping rates of 19.50 percent on most imports of solar cells made in Taiwan, regardless of where they are assembled into panels. In separate SolarWorld cases concluded in December 2012, Commerce imposed duties averaging about 31 percent on solar cells from China, regardless of where they are assembled into panels. Until recently, Chinese industry largely evaded those duties by using cells made in Taiwan, according to federal import statistics.....