AS Published on Saturday 3 December 2022 - n° 427 - Categories:trade war
Tariff evasion in the US is well established
The US Department of Commerce has found that imports of certain photovoltaic panels and cells produced in four Southeast Asian countries are circumventing anti-dumping and countervailing duty (AD/CVD) orders
AS Published on Sunday 20 November 2022 - n° 425 - Categories:trade war
US Customs detention of Chinese PV shipments continues
According to Reuters, more than a thousand shipments of panels and cells were detained between the end of June and the end of October by the port authorities
AS Published on Sunday 30 October 2022 - n° 422 - Categories:trade war
Concentration of PV production in China would have saved $67 billion
Americans claim that outsourcing photovoltaic production to China has saved $67 billion ($27 billion for the US, $7 billion for Germany, and $36 billion for China) over the period
AS Published on Tuesday 5 July 2022 - n° 411 - Categories:trade war
US Customs also monitoring quartzite
As part of the implementation of the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA), which came into force on 21 June, the US Customs Service is now requesting documentation indicating the source of quartzite used in the silicon manufacturing process.
AS Published on Tuesday 5 July 2022 - n° 411 - Categories:trade war
How big will the net be to hold back Chinese products?
Since 21 June, the implementation of the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) requires panel importers to trace the supply chain and prove that key inputs, including quartzite, do not originate from the Xinjiang region of China,
AS Published on Tuesday 7 June 2022 - n° 407 - Categories:trade war
Russia's Gazprom no longer delivers gas to Denmark
The decision by Russia's Gazprom to stop supplying gas to Ørsted illustrates the need for the European Union (EU) to accelerate the deployment of renewable energy, said the Danish energy company's CEO.The decision by Russia's Gazprom to stop supplying gas to Ørsted illustrates the need for the European Union (EU) to accelerate the deployment of renewable energy, said the Danish energy company's CEO.
AS Published on Tuesday 1 March 2022 - n° 395 - Categories:various PVs
Transport prices are easing, but they are far from the 2020 level
Delays in the shipping industry have probably already reached their peak. Container transport time is expected to decrease month by month during 2022.
AS Published on Friday 7 January 2022 - n° 388 - Categories:trade war
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L R AS Published on Monday 13 December 2021 - n° 386 - Categories:other France, various PVs
New ambition for BayWa r.e. Solar Systems
BayWa r.e. Solar Systems, a subsidiary of the BayWa r.e. group dedicated to the distribution of photovoltaic equipment, has sold approximately 200 MW of panels in 2021, mainly
L R AS Published on Sunday 12 December 2021 - n° 386 - Categories:trade war
Likely ban on imports from Xinjiang, China
The U.S. House of Representatives passed the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act,
L R AS Published on Sunday 12 December 2021 - n° 386 - Categories:trade war
US Trade Commission (ITC) recommends tariffs
The US International Trade Commission (ITC) has recommended to President Joe Biden that tariffs on imported crystalline silicon photovoltaic cells and panels be extended by four years. It believes that
AS Published on Monday 8 November 2021 - n° 381 - Categories:trade war
New Chinese panel seizures by the US
U.S. Customs seized 40 MW of LONGi solar panels between
AS Published on Sunday 7 November 2021 - n° 381 - Categories:trade war
Seizure of five shipments of LONGi panels
Shipments of LONGi solar panels arriving at five different US ports reportedly seized by customs officials
L R AS Published on Monday 20 September 2021 - n° 374 - Categories:trade war, silicon mono/multi
The situation of silicon in the PV industry and the Sino-US conflict
Silicon production capacity is unable to keep up with the rapid expansion of PV capacity. It takes more than two years to complete the construction of a silicon production unit and then reach full operation.
The imbalance between supply and demand
L R AS Published on Saturday 18 September 2021 - n° 374 - Categories:trade war
The main province outside Xinjiang where silicon is manufactured is reducing its production
The Yunnan provincial government is beginning to implement the control of silicon metal production, ensuring that the average monthly production of silicon metal manufacturers from September to December does not exceed