US solar panel manufacturers are lobbying for protection against surging imports of cheaper product that beat existing tariffs and government efforts to boost domestic production, reports Bloomberg.
'American solar manufacturers have been rightly sounding the alarm about deteriorating market conditions for months now and the need to take corrective actions,' said Solar Energy Industries Association president Abigail Ross Hopper.
At least one planned US solar wafer factory already has been scrapped, with manufacturer CubicPV citing 'a dramatic collapse in wafer prices' for the decision.
Any new trade probes would play out against the backdrop of the US election, with President Joe Biden facing pressure to protect domestic firms.
Staff at two trade groups - the American Clean Power Association and the Solar Energy Industries Association - warned their boards last week of a possible new petition that would be filed with the US government this month.
The petition, by at least one manufacturer with US production, is expected to target solar cells and panels imported from Southeast Asian countries. The guidance was described by people familiar with the matter who asked not to be named discussing internal communications.
SeaNews Turkey
'American solar manufacturers have been rightly sounding the alarm about deteriorating market conditions for months now and the need to take corrective actions,' said Solar Energy Industries Association president Abigail Ross Hopper.
At least one planned US solar wafer factory already has been scrapped, with manufacturer CubicPV citing 'a dramatic collapse in wafer prices' for the decision.
Any new trade probes would play out against the backdrop of the US election, with President Joe Biden facing pressure to protect domestic firms.
Staff at two trade groups - the American Clean Power Association and the Solar Energy Industries Association - warned their boards last week of a possible new petition that would be filed with the US government this month.
The petition, by at least one manufacturer with US production, is expected to target solar cells and panels imported from Southeast Asian countries. The guidance was described by people familiar with the matter who asked not to be named discussing internal communications.
SeaNews Turkey