polysilicon

U.S. bans imports of solar panel material from Chinese company

  The Biden administration on Wednesday ordered a ban on U.S. imports of a key solar panel material from Chinese-based Hoshine Silicon Industry Co (603260.SS) over forced labor allegations, two sources briefed on the matter said. The U.S. Commerce Department separately restricted exports to Hoshine, three other Chinese companies and the paramilitary Xinjiang Production and … [Read more…]

China uses Uyghur forced labour to make solar panels, says report

  “Xinjiang produces about 45% of the world’s supply of the key component, polysilicon, the research by the UK’s Sheffield Hallam University says. It says the material is obtained under a massive system of coercion, a claim denied by the Chinese authorities. The report urges top panel makers to source the component elsewhere. Solar panels … [Read more…]