The U.S. Commerce Department's final determination in the anti-dumping duty (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) investigations of imports of certain crystalline silicon PV products from China and Taiwan has not exactly surprised many in the solar industry, although its impact is expected to lead to diverse strategic developments for Chinese and Taiwanese players. pv magazine spoke to Jenny Chase, manager, Solar Insight at Bloomberg New Energy Finance, about the ruling and what effects it may have on Chinese and Taiwanese companies and what it means for U.S. manufacturers. Chase says the decision is bound to motivate more Chinese producers to move production outside of China. "Jinko and ZNShine already have factories in South Africa, and Jinko also in Portugal," she says, adding that the now merged Hanwha solar group is planning a new factory in Korea while China Sunergy operates one in Turkey. "South Africa and Turkey are obvious choices because they are not high cost and the local market has local content requirements, and ...Den vollständigen Artikel lesen ...