A file photo of a solar panel factory in Perrysburg, Ohio. The Biden administration ended a two-year pause on tariffs aimed at shielding the US solar industry as American manufacturers continued to push for further protections for their new factories against cheaply-priced imports from China. — ©2024 The New York Times Company
TARIFFS aimed at protecting America’s solar industry from foreign competition are back in place, ending a two-year pause that President Joe Biden approved as part of his effort to jump-start solar adoption.
The tariffs, which will apply to certain solar products made by Chinese companies in South-East Asia, kicked in at a moment of growing global concern about a surge of cheap Chinese solar products that are undercutting American and European manufacturers.
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