EU found Chinese manufacturers are subject to state interference
The Indian ministry of commerce’s findings cited evidence of Chinese state interference in EU and US investigations. Preferential tax status for ‘strategic industries’ amounts to state interference.
Debate rages over thin film vs crystalline product definition
India special report: One of the cornerstone arguments of opponents to the imposition of anti-dumping duties on Chinese, Taiwanese, U.S. and Malaysian products in India was that thin film should be excluded from the investigation.
Canadian Solar attempted to exclude its products from Indian anti-dumping probe
India special report: The Chinese-Canadian company attempted to argue its panels should be excluded from the anti-dumping investigation because of differences between them and Indian-made products.
Nine out of 10 Indian solar companies imported dumped goods
India special report: Ministry of Commerce officials classed the original three anti dumping complainants as the only Indian solar companies not to have benefited from importing dumped goods from the U.S., China, Taiwan and Malaysia.
Indian ministry rejected Ex-Im Bank dumping role
India special report: The Indian Ministry of Commerce rejected a call for the state aid provided by the U.S. Export-Import Bank to American exporters to be used in the calculation of a fair price for U.S. solar goods.
Chinese producers offered Indian price agreement
Five Chinese producers offered an EU-style minimum price commitment to try to ward off AD duties in India. The Indian authorities said such an arrangement would be ‘impractical to monitor.’
US photovoltaic market to approach 20 GW in 2014
An influx of new capital for centralized and distributed generation is boosting strong growth. PV systems are increasingly attracting investments from installers and utility companies as well as institutional investors, private and municipalities.
Deadline passes for anti dumping responses
There was no comment from India’s Ministry of Commerce today as a reported deadline for responses to its anti dumping finding passed. The Ministry has until Thursday to decide whether to call for anti dumping subsidies.
Australia to launch anti-dumping investigation against Chinese PV manufacturers
Falling prices and increased competition from China is making business tough for local PV producers, yet they’ve also spurred PV development while offsetting incentive cutbacks.
China imposes punitive duties on EU polysilicon
Anti-dumping duties of 42% will apply to German, Italian and Spanish companies, including Schmid, Joint Solar Silicon, MEMC Electronic Materials and Siliken Spain.
