The preliminary result of the US anti-dumping and anti-subsidy against China-based solar firms was to put a tariff less than 5% on solar product imports from China. This has been a relief for solar firms in China. However, China-based polysilicon firms have been filing complaints to the government against polysilicon firms from the US and South Korea.
According to China's polysilicon industry, the quotes from US- and South Korea-based firms have been lower than the production costs announced by those firms, which seems like violation of anti-dumping laws. At the same time, most polysilicon firms in China have been struggling to survive. The government has yet to respond to the complaints.
Currently, according to industry sources, there are only eight polysilicon firms in China that are still operating, and about 35 polysilicon firms have shut down production due to high costs and low prices. But polysilicon imports from US and South Korea have been growing in China.
According to statistics, the total import of polysilicon in China reached 64,600 tons in 2011, an on-year growth of 36%. In particular, imports from South Korea were 21,000 tons, up by 89.47% on year. Imports from the US were 17,000 tons.
The final verdict on the anti-dumping and anti-subsidy investigation taken up by the US government against China-based solar firms will be made on July 30, 2012.
China-based polysilicon firms struggling to survive
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Article translated by Jackie Chang
