Coalition Files AD/CV Petition Against Silicon Solar Cells from China
On October 19, 2011, petitions were filed with the International Trade Administration and the International Trade Commission charging Chinese manufacturers of solar products with illegally dumping crystalline silicon solar cells into the U.S. market. The petitions also assert Chinese manufacturers are receiving illegal subsidies from the Chinese government in deploying contract awards, trade barriers, financing breaks and supply-chain subsidies.
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The petitioner states that the case excludes thin-film products manufactured from cadmium telluride, copper indium gallium selenide and amorphous silicon. The case also excludes non-photovoltaic technologies such as solar thermal and concentrated solar power.
A statement by House Ways and Means Ranking Member Levin (D-MI), Trade Subcommittee Ranking Member McDermott (D-WA), and Committee member Blumenauer (D-OR) that supports this AD/CV petition is available here.