SolarWorld Comments on Trade Action
April 26 2017 - 11:34AM
Business Wire
The following statement is attributable to Juergen Stein, U.S.
president of SolarWorld:
“The case of Suniva dramatically demonstrates that the U.S.
solar manufacturing industry still suffers from unfair trade. In
particular, highly subsidized Chinese companies as well as other
producers are globally dumping their products, forcing competitors
to take losses, lay off workers and exit the market. SolarWorld has
fought decisively against this kind of unfair competition for many
years. China now has managed to circumvent and violate existing
trade defense measures in several ways and again incited a ruinous
price race to the bottom, destroying U.S. manufacturing jobs.
SolarWorld – as the largest U.S. crystalline-silicon solar
manufacturer, with more than 40 years of U.S. manufacturing
experience – will assess the case brought by Suniva but prefers
that any action to be taken against unfair trade shall consider all
parts of the U.S. solar value chain. We're committed to helping to
find a way that also considers the interests of other parties
playing fair in the U.S. solar market.”
About SolarWorld REAL VALUE: SolarWorld manufactures and
sells high-tech solar power solutions and, in doing so, contributes
to a cleaner energy supply worldwide. The group, headquartered in
Bonn, Germany, employs 3,292 people and operates facilities in
Freiberg and Arnstadt, Germany, and Hillsboro, Oregon, USA, as well
as in a joint venture with Qatar Solar Technologies. From raw
material silicon to solar wafers, cells and modules, SolarWorld
manages all stages of production ‒ including research and
development in its own company, SolarWorld Innovations. Through an
international distribution network with locations in Europe, USA,
Singapore, Japan, South Africa and Qatar, SolarWorld supplies
customers all over the world. The company upholds high social
standards and commits itself to resource- and energy-efficient
production. With its program Solar2World, the company supports the
expansion of solar power in developing countries. SolarWorld was
founded in 1998 and has been publicly traded on the stock market
since 1999. Connect with SolarWorld on Facebook, Twitter and
www.solarworld.com.
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