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Solar heavyweight quits SEIA board in China trade dispute

SolarWorld’s U.S. subsidiary claims dumping of solar panels hurts domestic manufacturers; industry group stays out of the fray. The largest U.S. manufacturer of solar panels has quit the Solar Energy Industries Association board because of a trade dispute with China in which SEIA—whose members include some Chinese-owned companies—opted to remain neutral. “We are a longtime, active and core member of SEIA and have helped SEIA through at critical moments in its journey as the industry has grown,” said Ben Santarris, a spokesman for German-owned SolarWorld Industries America. “We simply think that it no longer adequately represents the interests of domestic manufacturers, so… Read More