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.
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