Industrial Minerals


US squares up to China in solar storm

04 June 2012

by Simon Moores

Duties on Chinese-made solar panels could restrict global trade, impact minerals

Keywords: crystalline silicon photovoltaic solar cells, Suntech Power Holdings Co. Ltd, Trina Solar Ltd

The US list of trade disputes in China has got longer after it imposed an anti-dumping tariff on Chinese-made crystalline silicon photovoltaic (PV) solar cells and panels towards the end of May 2012.

The tariffs, which range from 31% to 250%, are a reaction to a decimated US solar industry.

The New York Times described the ruling as one of the biggest tariffs in American history. It was raised by SolarWorld Industries America...