The
US
Department
of
Commerce
(DOC)
could
increase
preliminary
countervailing
duty
(CVD)
rates
on
Chinese
crystalline
silicon
solar
cells
from
Trina
and
Suntech
to
5.81%
and
3.44%,
respectively,
after
ongoing
investigations
identified
the
discounted
electricity
and
government
grants
discovered
after
the
preliminary
CVD
determination.
Duties
on
equipment
from
other
manufacturers
would
be
increased
as
well,
as
rates
are
based
on
those
established
for
Trina
and
Suntech,
two
of
the
world's
largest
solar
manufacturers.
A
DOC
"post-preliminary
analysis
memorandum"
dated
22
June
describes
the
additional
CVDs
and
other
details
of
the
ongoing
investigation.
A
DOC…
