A FIGHT WITH CHINA FOR SUN

U.S. Firms Seek To End China's 'Decimation' Of Domestic Solar Manufacturing
Michael Bates, 19 October 2011 (Solar industry)

'Backed by the support of six of its peers and a powerhouse D.C. law firm, manufacturer SolarWorld…filed cases with the U.S. Department of Commerce and International Trade Commission, alleging that Chinese cell and module makers have been illegally dumping products into the U.S. market…[T]he complaints are intended to ‘end China's decimation of U.S. solar manufacturing and jobs.’

"SolarWorld and the Coalition for American Solar Manufacturing say gargantuan state-funded subsidies have given Chinese solar manufacturers an unfair advantage in the marketplace, with ‘dumping margins well in excess of 100 percent.’"

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[Gordon Brinser, president, SolarWorld Industries America Inc.:] "China actually has no production cost advantage. China's labor is less productive, its raw material and equipment have come from the West, and China must pay for long-distance shipping. Yet massive state subsidies and sponsorship have enabled Chinese manufacturers to illegally dump their products into a wide-open U.S. market."

"Law firm Wiley Rein LLP is representing the coalition in the petitions. The six members joining SolarWorld in the anti-dumping and countervailing-duty filings will not be publicly named…"