Latest news: United States International Trade Commission (ITC) recently ruled that, after an initial phase of polling was held on Friday in Washington, DC, will be the Chinese mainland and Taiwan solar cell products to continue anti-dumping and countervailing duty investigations
Solar cells in Taiwan and mainland China to impose anti-dumping and countervailing duty complaints of problems are caused by Frank ? Asbeck (Frank Asbeck) to the ITC made its company SolarWorld initiated. The complaint made in 2013 was the second such complaint within two years to conduct anti-dumping SolarWorld ITC made. Complaints in 2012 to focus on China's solar cell production, Asbeck and SolarWorld believes that this negatively affect the competitiveness of U.S. production of photovoltaic cells.
Recent complaints were mainly concentrated in China's battery production instead of production equipment to enable Taiwan companies allegedly circumvent tariffs.
Despite the harsh weather conditions make the most of the eastern United States the cost of stagnation, but the U.S. ITC 10:45 Eastern Standard Time on Friday opened.
Interview earlier this month, representatives of Chinese manufacturer of the law firm Sidley Austin ? Richard Weiner (Richard Weiner) said he expects the case will continue.
He said: "The standard of review is very low ITC preliminary stage they must cross the barrier is only there is a reasonable indication of significant damage in the (investigation) at the end, they must prove detriment of imported goods and therefore the vast majority of these cases..have continued after the decision whether there is damage, so statistically speaking, unfortunately, we have to think this will continue. "
In a statement after the vote, and Weiner said: "We continue to believe that the Chinese mainland and Taiwan imported solar fair trade products is crucial for the U.S. to continue its transition from fossil fuels, the market completely failed SolarWorld of its own making. survey currently transferred to the U.S. Commerce Department, we will continue to oppose SolarWorld close the U.S. market, a market that in any case there is no supply of hope. "
Weiner confirmed the results of the vote.
According to the U.S. ITC statement, as a result of the U.S. ITC preliminary ruling, the U.S. Commerce Department is expected to continue to investigate the imported goods will be made after March 26, 2014 preliminary countervailing duty ruling will make the anti-dumping duties in 2014 ruling.
According to the Taiwan market research firm EnergyTrend, 2013 years of manufacturing of solar cells in Taiwan shipments of approximately 6.5GW, one of the major exporting countries China, Japan, Germany, the United States, Malaysia and the United Kingdom, accounting in 2013 for 83 total shipments %.
However, EnergyTrend said that although direct shipments to the United States last year, Taiwan's batteries accounted for about 5% of the total 6.5GW, but about 50% of the total number of component manufacturers indirectly through China into the United States.
EnergyTrend research manager XujiaZheng said: "The analysis of cases from the past, anti-dumping duties are usually forced manufacturers into several challenges due to the results of the survey will profoundly affect Taiwan and the Chinese mainland manufacturers future strategy in the U.S. market, made in China. Manufacturers have turned to the Chinese government to further support the possible elimination of potential hazards, and maintain the best interests of Chinese manufacturers in the U.S. market. "
ITC ruling in the message, SolarWorld Industries America, said in a statement, the Chinese PV manufacturers are not production cost advantages, but it is still a technology leader in the industry. However, the Chinese government is through "illegal export subsidies and intensive artificially low pricing strategy temporarily", sponsored by the domestic photovoltaic manufacturers.
MukeshDulaniSolarWorld Industries America president, said: "A step by step, the U.S. solar manufacturers are no longer forced to gradually return to contend with the Chinese government the day."
However, the U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in a report in 2013 stressed that "China's advantage in low-cost manufacturing history, mainly due to the advantages of the scale of production, and through other country-specific factors, such as investment risk and inflation compensation. "
The report noted that in 2013 China manufacturers representing 23% of U.S. manufacturers have the lowest sustainable price (MSP) advantages attributed to differences between countries in the photovoltaic modules, wafer and solar cell manufacturing costs.
Taiwan's government is involved in this investigation on Taiwan solar cell companies to provide legal and advisory support.