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China Solar Moves to SE Asia to Beat Anti-Dumping/Countervailing Duties
August 19, 2021 by Kenneth Rapoza

China Solar Moves to SE Asia to Beat Anti-Dumping/Countervailing Duties

commentary, Commentary Featured, Featured Home Page, Issues, Manufacturing, Newsroom, Renewable Energy, Trade and TariffsBy Kenneth RapozaAugust 19, 20212 Comments

Thanks to currencies worth peanuts, and weak environmental rules, China has turned three SE Asian nations into their solar-making vassal states. The 20% tariff against them is not enough. Here’s what Washington needs to do if it wants a domestic solar industry.

Customs and Border Protection Seizes China Solar Tied to Xinjiang

CPA News, Featured Home Page, Newsroom, Renewable Energy, Supply ChainBy Kenneth RapozaAugust 19, 2021Leave a comment

Customs makes good on its promise to root out imported solar cells and panels believed to have been made from polysilicon produced by Hoshine Silicon Industry, banned from the U.S. solar supply chain this summer.

Senate’s ‘Clean School Bus Program’ Smaller Than Desired, But Still Positive for Manufacturing

CPA News, Featured Home Page, Manufacturing, Newsroom, Renewable EnergyBy Kenneth RapozaAugust 17, 2021Leave a comment

School bus manufacturers are domestic. The Senate infrastructure bill gives them $5 billion to build non-diesel buses, but it falls far short of what the industry wanted in order to crank up the volume and reduce subsidy dependence.

CCP Takes Board Seat at ByteDance; Time to Ban TikTok?

China, CPA News, Featured Home Page, NewsroomBy Kenneth RapozaAugust 16, 20211 Comment

The Chinese Communist Party is now one of three members of the board of directors at ByteDance, owners of the TikTok app. Why do we keep allowing this company to operate here, when Facebook, YouTube, and Twitter cannot operate there.

Senate Infrastructure Gets Serious About EV Battery and Rare Earth Supply Chain

commentary, Featured Home Page, Manufacturing, Newsroom, Renewable Energy, Supply ChainBy Kenneth RapozaAugust 13, 20213 Comments

Another positive in the Senate’s recently passed $550 billion infrastructure bill: finding, and producing, more of the minerals that will power a post-fossil fuel economy. If not done fast, the U.S. will be wholly dependent on foreign sources of energy materials.

Senate Infrastructure: The ‘Build America, Buy America Act’ Stresses “Commonsense” Preference for US Products, Companies and Workers

Buy American, commentary, Featured Home Page, Manufacturing, Newsroom, Supply Chain, Trade and TariffsBy Kenneth RapozaAugust 12, 20211 Comment

We looked closer at the new Senate infrastructure bill. Title IX Build America, Buy America would be a big win for President Biden. And, potentially, for U.S. manufacturing and reshoring.

What We Like in the Senate’s $550 Billion Infrastructure Bill

Buy American, Commentary Featured, CPA News, Featured Home Page, Manufacturing, NewsroomBy Kenneth RapozaAugust 10, 2021Leave a comment

The Senate’s huge infrastructure bill includes provisions that turn the focus on domestic producers of everything from steel to personal protection equipment. The bill also calls for a review of trade agreements, including our relationship with the WTO. Here’s what we like so far.

China Solar Product Bought On Amazon Burns House; Insurer Sues.

CPA News, Customs, Featured Home Page, NewsroomBy Kenneth RapozaAugust 10, 20211 Comment

An insurance company in Minnesota is suing Amazon to recover the money it’s paid out to clients whose home caught on fire due to a made-in-China solar generator sold on the website.

Tony Blinken Says National Security is Economic Security, But Biden Administration Faces Major Obstacles

Buy American, China, commentary, Commentary Featured, Featured Home Page, Manufacturing, NewsroomBy Kenneth RapozaAugust 9, 2021Leave a comment

Secretary of State Blinken says national security and economic security go hand in hand. But the U.S. Chamber of Commerce believes that outsourcing economic might to Asia is just as important.

New Alabama Factory Built Almost Entirely with American-Made Components

CPA News, Featured Home Page, ManufacturingBy Rachel SakrissonAugust 9, 2021Leave a comment

Wellborn Cabinets is investing in the future thanks to an anti-dumping charge against Chinese cabinetry. Now they’re thriving. Their latest factory upgrade focused on American-made parts to support local supply chains, not just foreign ones.

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