CPA strongly supports the Trump administration’s expected announcement today imposing 25% universal tariffs on Mexico and Canada and 10% universal tariffs on China—a long-overdue step to rebalance trade, strengthen U.S. manufacturing, and restore American economic independence.
JA Solar is a member of the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA)—a solar importers lobby deeply connected to Chinese companies—that has been a consistent advocate for policies to benefit China solar imports.
Decades of free trade agreements have led to a record $39 billion agricultural trade deficit in 2024, undermining the broader U.S. agricultural industry.
President Donald Trump did a roughly one-hour video call with the World Economic Forum in Davos on Thursday, reminding those in attendance that he is serious about correcting trade imbalances.
In a letter delivered to the White House today, CPA urged the reinstatement of Section 232 tariffs on Mexico and outlined a series of measures to strengthen the U.S. steel and aluminum industries, which are being severely undermined by surging imports from Mexico and other nations.
The geopolitics of solar are impacting a number of top China solar companies. Trina Solar is the latest. Tariffs on solar made in their southeast Asian factories were increased this month for circumventing duties, and a $235 million investment into Texas was sold in late 2024.
The report highlights the critical state of the U.S. domestic solar manufacturing industry and lays out actionable policy recommendations to secure America’s abundant energy future through a diversified energy portfolio that includes a robust advanced solar manufacturing technology supply chain, while reducing dependence on Chinese imports.
This new CPA economic report is a damning indictment of how decades of free trade policies have hollowed out America’s agricultural sector, benefiting a handful of corporate giants while leaving family farms to bear the brunt of a failed experiment.
These programs, which allow foreign e-commerce vendors to bypass U.S. customs processes, will continue to ensure that the de minimis loophole remains a flawed system that undermines American workers, businesses, and national security.
Nucor Corporation has announced it will halt production at its wire rod rolling mill in Connecticut, citing challenging market conditions created by a flood of low-priced imports from Canada, Greece, Mexico, Poland, and Ukraine.
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