On Tue, 31 Dec 2013, RussellMc wrote:

> http://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Trends/China-hands-death-sentence-to-75-o=
f-solar-cell-makers
>
> They say:
>
> SHANGHAI -- The Chinese government is pushing for a drastic shakeout of t=
he
> country's overcrowded solar cell industry, supporting only a quarter of
> players and practically telling the rest to get out of the business.
>
>   The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology has announced a lis=
t
> of 134 producers of silicon materials, solar panels and other components =
of
> photovoltaic systems as meeting certain conditions, as measured by 2012
> production, capacity utilization and technical standards.
>
>   In a sector said to have more than 500 companies, the ministry's move
> means that three-quarters didn't make the cut -- including the core
> subsidiary of Suntech Power, which went bankrupt in March, and Jiangsu
> Shungfeng Photovoltaic Technology, Suntech's startup rescuer.
>   These firms will not be able to get credit lines from financial
> institutions and thus will have a tough time borrowing, according to
> industry insiders. They will also no longer be eligible for refunds of
> export tariffs, a huge blow to companies that depend on overseas business=
..
> On the home front, it will be difficult for them to participate in
> state-run utilities' auctions, sharply curtailing their opportunities to
> win orders.

We complain about cheap poor quality chinese products making it hard for=20
good quility products to compete, then we complain when someone sets and=20
enforces a standard?

Is this just a knee jerk reaction? Are there any technical merits to the=20
"conditions"?

Regards
Sergio Masci
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