Solarworld Gains EU Probes of Possible China Duty Evasion

The European Union threatened to extend tariffs on solar panels from China to Taiwan and Malaysia, saying Chinese exporters may be using the two countries to evade the levies.

The European Commission, the 28-nation EU’s trade authority in Brussels, opened inquiries into whether Chinese exporters of solar panels shipped them via Taiwan and Malaysia to dodge EU duties meant to counter alleged below-cost -- or “dumped” -- imports and subsidies.