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Cheap solar panels from China are distorting the market, EU companies say. (Photo: TREC-UK)

China-EU trade war looms over solar energy industry

China and the EU are facing a trade war after a group of European solar panel producers this week lodged an anti-dumping complaint, sparking immediate threats of retaliation.

The complaint comes from Germany's SolarWorld and a newly formed coalition of some 25 companies, according to spokesperson Milan Nitzschke, most of whom choose to remain anonymous "for fear of repression."

The companies accuse China of giving out “immense subsidies”, Nitzschke said, helping its own industry t...

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Cheap solar panels from China are distorting the market, EU companies say. (Photo: TREC-UK)

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