The
closure
of
the
plant
at
Goodyear
will
affect
43
staff,
said
Suntech,
which
is
in
the
midst
of
a
global
cost-cutting
drive
as
it
attempts
to
shore
up
its
precarious
financial
position.
Suntech
said:
“Higher
production
costs
exacerbated
by
import
tariffs
on
solar
cells
and
aluminum
frames
imposed
by
the
US
government,
as
well
as
global
solar
module
oversupply,
contributed
to
the
facility's
closure.”
The
company
said
its
China-made
PV
solar
cells
–
“a
key
component
used
at
Suntech's
Goodyear
production
facility”
–
are
subject
to
a
35.97%
tariff.
Along
with
the
aluminium
frame
duties,
this
“made
it
more
challenging
for…
