China
is
expected
to
announce
its
preliminary
determination
on
alleged
dumping
by
US,
South
Korean
and
European
producers
on
20
February
and
may
issue
tariffs
as
high
as
54%,
say
reports.
Companies
may
be
keen
to
purchase
polysilicon
before
tariffs
push
up
prices,
say
analysts.
Average
spot
prices
have
edged
up
to
$16.38
per
kg
this
week,
compared
with
a
record
low
of
$15.83
in
late
December,
says
Wang
Xiaoting,
analyst
at
Bloomberg
Energy
Finance
in
Beijing.
A
glut
of
global
production
capacity
and
a
large
inventory
overhang
pushed
high-quality
polysilicon
prices
down
47%…
