Featured in Suntech's darkest hour – 05-2013

EU lets China suffer

Antidumping duties: With the decision of the European Commission to register solar imports from China and thus open up the possibility for additional penalty duties within the scope of antidumping and anti-subsidy proceedings, Chinese modules in Europe will become increasingly scarce while prices increase. If the market proves to be large enough, then Chinese manufacturers could respond to the duties by establishing their own factories in Europe.

George Scholz types on his keyboard and his suppliers’ prices appear on the computer screen. “The price advantage for Chinese modules has vanished,” asserts the head of the PV business at the solar installation company ad fontes in Hamburg, Germany. Whether it is Yingli or REC – the price level has been equalized. The prices …

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