Over the past yearChina sufferedPV"dual" process:

October 2011, the U.S. solarcell manufacturerSolarWorldrequirements forChineseCompaniesExpand75"doublereverse"investigation.

October 19, 2011, the U.S. International Trade Commissionto bea criminal investigation.

November 8, 2011, the U.S. Department of CommerceChinaphotovoltaic products"doublereverse" surveyon file. 

November 2, 2011, the U.S. International Trade Commissionruled thatimports fromChinaof crystalline siliconphotovoltaic cells and modulesto theU.S. industrycaused thedamage.

March 2012, the U.S. Department of Commercepreliminary rulingonChineseexports to the U.S.solarlevyfrom 2.9 to 4.73%countervailing duty. 

May 17, 2012, the U.S. Commerce Departmentsaid in a statement, a preliminary rulingon importsfromChinesePV products(mainly Chineseexports to the U.S.solar cell) levyfrom 31.14 to 249.96 percentofhigh anti-dumping duties. 

July 2012, the German companySolarWorldformally submitteda complaintto the EUrequest toPV companiesin Chinaanti-dumping investigation. 

September 6, 2012, the European Commission decidedphotovoltaic productsin Chinaanti-dumping investigation. 

November 8, 2012, the U.S. Chinaphotovoltaic products"dual" landingthe final ruling, the United States willimposeranged from18.32 to 249.96 percentanti-dumpingduties onChina-related production and export enterprises, andrangedfrom 14.78 to 15.97%of thecountervailing duties.

November 8, 2012, the European Commission announcedagainon importsof solar panelsfromChinaand its majorcomponentsstartcountervailing investigations.

November 23, 2012, the Indian anti-dumpingBureauannounced thatitsapplication underthe IndianSolar EnergyManufacturers Association, decided tocome fromChina,ChineseTaipei, Malaysia and the U.S.solaranti-dumping investigation。