The
company
said
its
gross
margin
fell
to
5.8%
compared
to
previous
guidance
in
the
low
teens,
after
it
took
a
$26.2m
charge
for
potential
countervailing
and
anti-dumping
duties
levied
by
the
US.
Net
loss
was
$29.8m,
compared
to
a
profit
of
$47.7m
in
the
first
quarter
of
2011.
Chinese
module
makers
are
planning
to
outsource
cells
from
Taiwan
and
other
countries
to
avoid
paying
duties
of
31%
to
export
their
product
to
the
US.
However
Trina
executives
say
it
has
taken
time
to
qualify
third-party
suppliers,
forcing
them
to
set
aside
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