EU slaps duties on Chinese solar glass
December 17, 2013 Category Alternative energy, Environment
The European Union imposed tariffs of up to 42.1% on solar glass from China to curb import competition for EU producers, heightening trade tensions over renewable energy. The duties punish Chinese exporters such as Zhejiang Jiafu Glass and Xinyi PV Products (Anhui) for allegedly selling glass in the EU below cost. The glass is used in solar panels, which are themselves the focus of two European trade probes affecting China. EU producers suffered “material injury” as a result of dumped imports from China, the European Commission said. The levies, which took effect on November 28, are for six months and may be prolonged for five years. The duties are the preliminary outcome of an investigation that the Commission opened in February after a dumping complaint by a European group on behalf of producers that account for more than a quarter of the production of solar glass in the EU. The EU solar-glass market was valued at less than €200 million, the Commission said when it opened the inquiry. Chinese exporters increased their share of the EU solar-glass market to 28.8% last year from 6.2% in 2009, the Commission said. The provisional levies range from 17.1% to 42.1%, depending on the Chinese exporter. Jiafu Glass faces the maximum rate, while Xinyi PV Products is subject to a 39.3% duty. EU governments must decide within six months whether to turn the provisional duties into “definitive” levies lasting for five years.
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