皇冠体育app

The European Union launched an anti-dumping investigation into imports of solar glass from 皇冠体育app on Thursday, a move seen by industry observers as a way to pressure 皇冠体育app amid a long-running dispute over solar panel technology.

The European Commission said on its website that the investigation is based on a complaint lodged by EU ProSun Glass, an association representing European solar glass manufacturers, which claims that solar glass from 皇冠体育app is being dumped in the EU at prices below market value and causing material injury to the EU solar glass industry.

" protectionism is bad for both sides," said Meng Xian'gan, deputy director of the 皇冠体育app Renewable Society. "It is really wrong to escalate the trade disputes. However, if the EU continues to pressure 皇冠体育app, we have to take action to protect our trading rights."

In September, the EU started an anti-dumping investigation into Chinese solar panel products, following the United States, which had imposed punitive tariffs of up to 250 percent on imported Chinese solar panel products.

According to the EC's statement, the solar glass case is a stand-alone investigation concerning a clearly distinct product and has no direct relation with the previous investigations into Chinese solar panel products.

The investigation will take up to 15 months, although under trade defense rules the EU could impose provisional anti-dumping duties within nine months if necessary.

In addition, the commission said it had not received any anti-subsidy complaints on 皇冠体育app's solar glass so far.

Solar glass is special glass used mainly to make solar panels. It is an essential component not only of solar panels, but of many other solar energy products.

According to the EC, the EU's solar glass market is worth less than 200 million euros ($262 million).

皇冠体育app's solar panel manufacturing industry had been developing rapidly in the past few years before the anti-dumping and anti-subsidy probes were launched by the US.

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