Dark side of the sun: A trade dispute threatens America’s booming solar industry…

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LAST year California Solar Systems (CSS), a small installer of residential solar panels, decided to “Buy American”. It turned to Suniva, a Chinese-owned firm that makes photovoltaic panels in Georgia and Michigan, rather than use cheap imports. But according to CSS’s boss, Bastel Wardak, Suniva was unable to deliver what it promised, leading to unacceptable delays. He then tried SolarWorld, a more expensive producer in Oregon whose panels could also be marketed as “Made in the USA”. But troubles at SolarWorld’s German parent put …
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Dark side of the sun: A trade dispute threatens America’s booming solar industry…

Print section Print Rubric:  New trade barriers may put America’s solar industry at risk Print Headline:  Dark side of the sun Print Fly Title:  An American solar spat UK Only Article:  standard article Issue:  How Trump has a feeble grasp … more »

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Print Rubric: 

New trade barriers may put America’s solar industry at risk

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Dark side of the sun

Print Fly Title: 

An American solar spat

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How Trump has a feeble grasp of what it means to be president

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Dark side of the sun

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20170819_wbp502.jpg

LAST year California Solar Systems (CSS), a small installer of residential solar panels, decided to “Buy American”. It turned to Suniva, a Chinese-owned firm that makes photovoltaic panels in Georgia and Michigan, rather than use cheap imports. But according to CSS’s boss, Bastel Wardak, Suniva was unable to deliver what it promised, leading to unacceptable delays. He then tried SolarWorld, a more expensive producer in Oregon whose panels could also be marketed as “Made in the USA”. But troubles at SolarWorld’s German parent put …
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Anti-dumping: China tries to keep foreign rubbish out…

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CHINA dominates international trade in many goods, but few more than waste for recycling. It sucked in more than half the world’s exports of scrap copper and waste paper in 2016, and half of its used plastic. All in all, China spent over bn on imports of rubbish last year. America, meanwhile, is an eager supplier. In 2016 nearly a quarter of America’s biggest exporters by volume were recyclers of paper, plastic or metal. Topping the list was America Chung Nam, a California-based supplier of waste paper which last year exported a …
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Anti-dumping: China tries to keep foreign rubbish out…

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The latest crackdown on foreign rubbish will disrupt the global garbage trade

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Anti-dumping

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Waste management

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How to avoid nuclear war with North Korea

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Anti-dumping

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No longer fantastic

No longer fantastic

CHINA dominates international trade in many goods, but few more than waste for recycling. It sucked in more than half the world’s exports of scrap copper and waste paper in 2016, and half of its used plastic. All in all, China spent over bn on imports of rubbish last year. America, meanwhile, is an eager supplier. In 2016 nearly a quarter of America’s biggest exporters by volume were recyclers of paper, plastic or metal. Topping the list was America Chung Nam, a California-based supplier of waste paper which last year exported a …
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