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Wednesday 22 March 2023
German minister visits Taiwan to strengthen semiconductor ties
German federal minister of education and research Bettina Stark-Watzinger is paying a brief visit to Taiwan to strengthen Germany's ties in chip manufacturing technology and to expand...
Monday 26 September 2022
European Chips Act has wrong priorities, according to leading chipmakers in Europe
The European Chips Act proposed by the European Commission in February 2022 has yet to be adopted, but criticisms toward the act from within Europe's semiconductor industry have never...
Wednesday 28 July 2021
EU new carbon-reduction package to push datacenters go liquid cooling
European Commission's Fit-for-55 package passed on July 14 is expected to prompt datacenter operators to act more keenly in adopting liquid cooling solutions.
Friday 11 September 2015
EC anti-circumvention probe team to visit Taiwan in October
The European Commission, which in late May 2015 decided to launch an anti-circumvention investigation of Taiwan- and Malaysia-based solar cell and PV module makers as well as China-based...
Friday 24 April 2015
EU postponement of energy-inefficient halogen bulbs ban until September 2018 to have varying results, says IHS
The European Commission has voted to postpone the ban on energy-inefficient halogen bulbs until September 2018. The ban was originally planned for September 2016, as part of the wider...
Thursday 13 June 2013
Europe solar anti-dumping duties may cause 2H13 installations to fall by 1.3GW, says IHS
Europe solar installations are forecast to fall by more than 6GW in 2013, with 1.3 GW of this decline attributed to incoming EU anti-dumping duties on China-made modules, according...
Wednesday 5 June 2013
Europe sets 2-month 11.8% trade tariff on China solar panels
The European Commission (EC) announced on June 4 a punitive tariff rate of 11.8% on China-made solar panels and main components such as solar cells and wafers, according to href="http://stream.wsj.com/story/latest-headlines/SS-2-63399/SS-2-245476/"...
Tuesday 28 May 2013
Commentary: EU telecom equipment probe against China is unnecessary
The telecom industry believes that by the end of 2013, China will likely issue 4G licenses to telecom carriers, and hence many equipment firms have been eager to gain share of the...
Friday 10 May 2013
European Commission proposes high solar tariff against China firms
The trade war in the solar market does not seem to be stopping. Following the anti-dumping and anti-subsidy tariff levied on China-based firms from the US, the EU is likely to follow...
Tuesday 13 November 2012
Taiwan solar cell makers hoping price drops will ease in December
Taiwan-based solar cell makers expect China-based competitors to stop dumping their products in December when the off season begins, helping stabilize prices, according to industry...
Monday 10 September 2012
China solar firms seek support from Taiwan to avoid high EU tariffs
The EU's anti-dumping investigation includes China-made solar wafers, cells, and modules, but if firms can prove that not all components of a solar module were made in China, they...
Friday 7 September 2012
EU punitive duties need to be above 15% for Taiwan-based makers to benefit
The European Commission has began an anti-dumping investigation against China-based firms, however, possible punitive duties may be low because of the German Chancellor, Angela Merkel's,...
Friday 7 September 2012
EU begins anti-dumping probe into China-based solar firms
The European Commission launched an anti-dumping investigation against China-based solar firms on September 6. The investigation is scheduled to take nine months before preliminary...
Wednesday 5 September 2012
Solar firms hope possible anti-dumping investigation in Europe will shift market to equilibrium
The European Commission is expected to announce its position on the anti-dumping investigation requested by solar firms in Europe on September 6, 2012. Solar firms around the world...
Friday 31 August 2012
China makers lower solar module prices in Europe
China-based makers have reduced quotes for their solar modules in Europe from EUR0.55-0.60/watt (US$0.69-0.75) in July to EUR0.50-0.55/watt currently due to weak demand. The prices...