US solar manufacturers offer cautious welcome to Chinese import levy

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Commerce department confirms preliminary tariffs of 2.9 per cent to 4.73 per cent on Chinese solar panel manufacturers

The American solar power industry has given a smattering of applause to the US government, after it confirmed plans to impose charges on imported modules designed to reduce the glut of cheap PV imports...

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