SolarWorld AG has asked for Motech Industries to be put under review by the US Department of Commerce for anti-dumping tariffs imposed on Taiwan-based solar cell makers in December 2014, according to industry sources.
Among Taiwan-based solar cell makers exporting solar cells to the US market or supplying solar cells for China-based makers to make PV modules for export to the US market, Motech was imposed with the lowest anti-dumping tariff rate of 11.45% and Gintech Energy with the highest rate of 27.55%, the sources said, adding the average for all others was 19.50%.
SolarWorld, the plaintiff in the anti-dumping case, has the right to select any Taiwan-based solar cell makers imposed with the anti-dumping tariff rates as targets of the review, but it has selected Motech only, the sources indicated.
This is possibly because Motech has exported the most to the US market among Taiwan-based makers due to its lowest anti-dumping tariff rate, the sources explained.
Other Taiwan-based solar cell makers can also voluntarily apply for review of their respective anti-dumping tariff rates, the sources said. Several Taiwan-based makers have applied, including Gintech Energy, Solartech Energy, AU Optronics (AUO), Inventec Solar Energy, Sino-American Silicon Products and E-Ton Solar Tech. However, Neo Solar Power, Tainergy Tech and Big Sun Energy Technology have not applied, possibly because they have set up overseas production lines to avoid the US anti-dumping tariffs, the sources noted.
Article translated by Adam Hwang
