SolarWorld hailed tariff recommendations issued Tuesday by federal trade commissioners, even though the proposed tariffs are less than half what another solar manufacturer had sought.
“We are pleased that a bipartisan majority of the Commission has recommended tariffs, tariff-rate quotas and funding for the domestic industry,” SolarWorld chief executive Juergen Stein said in a written statement. “This is a useful first step.”
The next step is up to President Donald Trump, which has until January to decide whether to take action against Chinese imports.
SolarWorld laid off 360 of its Hillsboro employees last summer after its German parent company declared itself insolvent. SolarWorld and another solar manufacturer, …
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