USITC Votes to Proceed Investigations on Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic Cells in Southeast Asia

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USITC Votes to Proceed Investigations on Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic Cells, Whether or not or Not Assembled into Modules from Cambodia, Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam

United States Worldwide Commerce Fee (USITC) [last week] decided that there’s a cheap indication {that a} U.S. business is materially injured by cause of imports of Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic Cells, Whether or not or Not Assembled into Modules, from Cambodia, Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam which might be allegedly offered in america at lower than honest worth and sponsored by the governments of Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam. The USITC additionally decided that there’s a cheap indication {that a} U.S. business is threatened with materials harm by cause of Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic Cells, Whether or not or Not Assembled into Modules, from Cambodia which might be allegedly sponsored by the federal government of Cambodia.

Chairman David S. Johanson and Commissioners Rhonda Okay. Schmidtlein, Jason E. Kearns, and Amy A. Karpel voted within the affirmative.

On account of the Fee’s affirmative determinations, the U.S. Division of Commerce will proceed its investigations of imports of Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic Cells, Whether or not or Not Assembled into Modules, from Cambodia, Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam, with its preliminary countervailing responsibility determinations due on or about July 18, 2024, and its preliminary antidumping responsibility determinations due on or about October 1, 2024.

The Fee’s public report Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic Cells, Whether or not or Not Assembled Into Modules from Cambodia, Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam; Inv. Nos. 701-TA-722-725 and 731-TA-1690-1693 (Preliminary), USITC Publication 5517, June 2024) will comprise the views of the Fee and data developed in the course of the investigations.

The report shall be out there by July 5, 2024; when out there, it might be accessed on the USITC web site at: https://www.usitc.gov/commission_publications_library.

UNITED STATES INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20436

FACTUAL HIGHLIGHTS

Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic Cells, Whether or not or Not Assembled into Modules, from Cambodia, Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam
Investigation Nos. 701-TA-722-725 and 731-TA-1690-1693 (Preliminary)

Product Description:  The merchandise coated by these investigations is crystalline silicon photovoltaic (CSPV) cells, and modules, laminates, and panels, consisting of crystalline silicon photovoltaic cells, whether or not or not partially or absolutely assembled into different merchandise, together with, however not restricted to, modules, laminates, panels and constructing built-in supplies. CSPV cells use crystalline silicon to transform daylight to electrical energy and are the essential components of a CSPV module. These investigations cowl crystalline silicon photovoltaic cells of thickness equal to or larger than 20 micrometers, having a p/n junction fashioned by any means, whether or not or not the cell has undergone different processing, together with, however not restricted to, cleansing, etching, coating, and/or addition of supplies to gather and ahead the electrical energy that’s generated by the cell. Excluded from the scope of the investigations are skinny movie photovoltaic merchandise produced from amorphous silicon (a-Si), cadmium telluride (CdTe), or copper indium gallium selenide (CIGS). Additionally excluded from the scope of the investigations are crystalline silicon photovoltaic cells, not exceeding 10,000 mm2 in floor space, which might be completely built-in right into a shopper good whose perform is apart from energy technology and that consumes the electrical energy generated by the built-in crystalline silicon photovoltaic cell. The place a couple of cell is completely built-in right into a shopper good, the floor space for functions of this exclusion shall be the overall mixed floor space of all cells which might be built-in into the buyer good. Additionally excluded from the scope are off grid CSPV panels.

Standing of Continuing:

1. Sort of investigations:  Preliminary countervailing responsibility and antidumping responsibility investigations.
2. Petitioner:  The American Alliance for Photo voltaic Manufacturing Commerce Committee
3. USITC Establishment Date:  Wednesday, April 24, 2024.
4. USITC Convention Date:  Wednesday, Might 15, 2024.
5. USITC Vote Date:  Friday, June 7, 2024.
6. USITC Notification to Commerce Date:  Monday, June 10, 2024.

U.S. Business in 2023:

1. Variety of U.S. producers:  15.
2.  Location of producers’ crops:  Alabama, California, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Ohio, Oregon, South Carolina, Texas, and Washington.
3. Manufacturing and associated employees:  ¹
4. U.S. producers’ U.S. shipments: ¹
5. Obvious U.S. consumption:  ¹
6. Ratio of topic imports to obvious U.S. consumption:  ¹

U.S. Imports in 2023:

1. Topic imports:  ¹
2. Nonsubject imports:  ¹
3. Main import sources:  ¹

¹Withheld to keep away from disclosure of enterprise proprietary info.

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