Tag Archives: Section 201

Section 201 Tariff on Solar Imports to Have Less Impact on Operations in China vs. Elsewhere While Providing Advantage to Taiwanese Cell Makers

published 2018 年 01 月 24 日 12:02 | editor rheatsao | category Analysis

The US government announced on 22 January 2018 (local time) that it will impose a 30% safeguard tariff on imported solar photovoltaic (PV) cells and modules. The tariff is based on the recommendations from the US International Tra... more

ITC Rules in Favor of Relief from Solar Imports Under Section 201; EnergyTrend Anticipates U.S. PV Demand for 2018 to Be Cut in Half

published 2017 年 09 月 25 日 23:54 | editor rheatsao | category Analysis

The U.S. International Commission (ITC) announced on September 22 (local time) that it has accepted Suniva’s petition to seek relief against all solar imports under Section 201 of the 1974 Trade Act. Following the affirmatio... more

Demand Wasn't Frozen after June 30 but Outlook is Hugely Uncertain: Price Trend

published 2017 年 07 月 06 日 17:16 | editor rheatsao | category Price Trend

After China’s installation rush by June 30th was over, PV supply chain price and demand didn't sharply drop as expected, but even slightly moved up. Thus, PV manufacturers' opinion toward upcoming price d... more

PV Prices Will Remain Stable in July on Demand from China and the U.S.: Price Trend

published 2017 年 06 月 29 日 16:02 | editor rheatsao | category Price Trend

Indigenous PV demand, along with downstream demand, in China will be extended to July, as completion date for many PV projects, unable to meet the original schedule for grid connection on June 30, has been extended by ... more

PV Price Trends to Diverge Between China and Other Regions This Third Quarter as the U.S. Decides on Suniva’s Petition

published 2017 年 06 月 29 日 13:49 | editor rheatsao | category Analysis

The latest PV market analysis by EnergyTrend, a division of TrendForce anticipates falling prices across the supply chain this July, but the overall decline will not be as steep as the one occurred in the same period a... more

Section 201 May Cut 88,000 Jobs in U.S. if Ruled: SEIA

published 2017 年 06 月 16 日 17:53 | editor rheatsao | category News

The Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA), the national trade association for the solar industry, said today that an estimated 88,000 jobs, about one-third of the current American solar workforce, would be lost if... more

US and Europe to Boost Next Demand Rush, Raising Price of Third-party Countries Capacity

published 2017 年 06 月 15 日 17:34 | editor rheatsao | category Price Trend

Installation rush in China ahead of June 30 is about to terminate, so trading volume has significantly dropped. For one thing, there is nearly no product for transaction in the market; for the other, it is meaningless ... more

Market Situations in China and US Extend Demand through July: Price Trend

published 2017 年 06 月 08 日 16:21 | editor rheatsao | category Price Trend

PV cell was the only sector across the PV value chain that witnessed significant price rise this week, while other sectors’ rise rates were relatively small. Nonetheless, PV prices across the value chain were sti... more

SolarWorld Americas Joins Suniva to Petition for Section 201

published 2017 年 05 月 26 日 15:34 | editor rheatsao | category News

Suniva petitioned for Section 201 after it filed chapter 11, and U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) has accepted the petition. SolarWorld Americas, whose parent company, SolarWorld AG, bankrupted in May, announc... more

Restricted Supply Helps Price Rise across the PV Value Chain: Price Trend

published 2017 年 05 月 18 日 15:02 | editor rheatsao | category Price Trend

PV orders have been booming for more than three weeks after SNEC 2017 tradeshow, gradually balancing supply and market demand across the PV value chain. Polysilicon sector has already gotten rid of pressure of oversupp... more