Solar heavyweight quits SEIA board in China trade dispute
- January 26, 2012 |
- WILLIAM EHART
SolarWorlds 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 SEIAwhose members include some Chinese-owned companiesopted 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