According to SunEdison CEO Ahmad Chatila (Ahmad Chatila), SolarWorld in its latest U.S. trade case (Click to view PV-Tech previously related reports) victory will destroy the industry, and forcing tens of thousands of people out of work .
SolarWorld is focusing on the end of the previous anti-dumping and subsidy cases against Chinese crystalline silicon photovoltaic cells and modules made its ruling identified vulnerabilities. Chatila in the company's financial results in a conference call with analysts, said: "I think if its implementation, the real damage to the industry tens of thousands of people (will) lose their job, I think, would be devastating. If its implementation, replacing the United States a year 4GW, we will be reduced to 0.5GW or 1GW. "
Trade rules, said the country of origin is determined by the battery components manufacturing locations. SolarWorld claims that through the use of Taiwanese battery manufacturers in China mainland are still able to unfair competition in the U.S. market, so I hope the rules change. The rapid development of trade case brought new uncertainty for the U.S. industry.
Chatila said: "This is incredible for the industry in terms of perhaps useless, because in addition to our supply chain network in mainland China, Taiwan and the potential addition, we will be able to navigate through it.."Chatila mention the company more flexible outsourced manufacturing arrangements.
He said: "But for the industry, is incredibly unhelpful people have yields even outside the Chinese mainland and Taiwan will suffer, due to its destruction of the entire industry it is completely counterproductive.."
U.S. solar industry employs more than 140,000 people.
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