Decision in Chinese PV 'dumping' case delayed again to March

US government officials investigating SolarWorld's anti-dumping and countervailing duty petitions against Chinese PV manufacturers have extended the timeline for a preliminary determination to 2 March.

It is the second time the US Department of Commerce (DOC) has changed the schedule of its investigation.

The preliminary determination in the case, which tests whether Chinese crystalline silicon PV cells and modules benefitted from illegal government subsidies and were sold below cost on the US market, had originally been scheduled for 12 January, before being delayed to 13 February.

Under the trade action SolarWorld has taken, it falls to the DOC to determine whether the alleged illegal subsidies and dumping occurred, and, if so the dumping margin and subsidy amount. SolarWorld…

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