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US launches trade investigations into Chinese-made solar products from India, Indonesia, and Laos

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The US has launched anti-dumping and anti-subsidy investigations into solar imports from India, Indonesia, and Laos.

The investigations – launched Friday – follow a petition from the Alliance for American Solar Manufacturing and Trade (AASMT), a coalition of US solar manufacturers.

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