Solar makers to expand production capacity; pricing to be affected by China market demand, says EnergyTrend

Contrary to PV makers' high utilization rates spurred by demand in the UK and Japan demand in the first quarter of 2014, pricing in the PV industry is likely to drop in the following quarter, according to EnergyTrend, a subsidiary of Taiwan-based market intelligence firm TrendForce. The research organization attributed ongoing countervailing duty (CVD) and anti-dumping duty (AD) issues between the US, China, and Taiwan as the main cause behind the decline, and noted PV shipments were mostly focused on the US market while shipments have eased in other markets.

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