National Security Investigation Launched Into Imported Polysilicon
U.S. Opens National‑Security Probe Into Solar‑Grade PolysiliconWhat’s newThe Trump administration, in collaboration with the Bureau of Industry and Security, the Office of Strategic Industries and Economic Security, and the Commerce Department, launched a Section 232 investigation into whether imported polysilicon and its downstream products threaten national security. The inquiry (which was quietly initiated on July 1, but not revealed until July 14) could let the President impose new tariffs on top of the existing 50% Section 301 duties on Chinese materials. Why it mattersPolysilicon is the…
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