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Energy Vid Week 1 December 2022; US DOC Finds Some Chinese Solar Cos Circumventing Tariffs

December 6, 2022
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1)    US Department of Commerce finds a number of Chinese solar manufacturers circumventing tariffs by assembling equipment in Cambodia, Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam. Some large Chinese manufacturers unaffected. Final determination next May.  2)    EU expresses concern over US domestic content policy for batteries and EVs, and issue discussed..
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Biden Pausing Solar Tariffs, Pushes for U.S. Production

June 7, 2022
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The White House is moving to support the solar power industry, including U.S. manufacturing of solar panels and other equipment, by pausing tariffs on imported solar panels from four Southeast Asian countries. The 24-month moratorium announced June 6 will exist while U.S. officials continue to look at the practices of Cambodia, Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam, countries that are being investigated for possibly circumventing tariff rules.

The solar power industry has decried the investigation, saying it has led to supply chain constraints that are threatening U.S. solar power projects, and industry jobs. Officials from across the U.S. energy sector on Monday applauded the move, saying it should lead to more certainty regarding equipment used for power generation, transmission, and distribution. 

President Joe Biden on Monday issued plans for the two-year exemption on tariffs, noting the investigation’s impacts on the solar power industry, and its threat to the administration’s own clean energy goals. The White House said it would continue to push Congress “to pass clean energy investments and tax cuts” to spur U.S.…

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Trump steel tariffs bring job losses to swing state Michigan – Reuters

October 9, 2020
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Trump steel tariffs bring job losses to swing state Michigan  Reuters
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South Korea Will Fight Solar Tariffs; Others Will Wait

January 24, 2018
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The global solar industry on January 23 reacted to President Trump’s announcement on Monday that the U.S. will enact a 30% tariff this year on imports of solar cells and modules, a levy that could begin as soon as next month. Some groups said they will take a “wait and see” approach to the charge, while others—including South Korea—promised swift action against the assessment.

Trump on January 22 said imported photovoltaic (PV) products would be subject to a 30% tariff in 2018, with the levy falling by 5% each year, to 15% by 2022.  The decision came after the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) in 2017 said imports of PV products are causing “serious injury, or threat of serious injury, to the domestic [solar] industry.” The ITC acted after Suniva, a bankrupt solar panel manufacturer with a Chinese majority owner, and SolarWorld Americas, the U.S. arm of a German solar company, asked for tariffs and a floor price to be imposed on imported solar cells and panels.…

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