pv magazine Webinar | How US solar companies can manage supply chain risk following Customs WRO on Hoshine

Initiative partner: CEA

In late June, the U.S. Customs and Border Protection placed a Withhold Release Order (WRO) on products containing material from China's largest metallurgical-grade silicon (mg-Si) manufacturer and the main provider of all major polysilicon producers based in the region: Hoshine Silicon Industry Co. The WRO means any importer that cannot prove to Customs their solar panels do not contain mg-Si from Hoshine can have their shipment excluded from entry into the U.S. Due to the tangled and blended nature of solar supply chains, almost no supplier today is equipped to prove this level of provenance.

In this pv magazine Webinar, Paul Wormser, Vice President, Technology, and Paul van Brenkelen, Director, ESG and Traceability at Clean Energy Associates, and Customs and International Trade Attorney Elise Shibles will discuss the ramifications of this decision on the U.S. solar industry. They will look at the critical points from the WRO to understand how solar goals and plans could be affected.

Regarding the broader picture, they will also focus on supply chain traceability and how it could help businesses navigate the regulatory uncertainty. The tangible steps one can take to begin securing supply chains and mitigating risk will be further addressed.

pv magazine Webinar content:
• Background and overview of the global solar supply chain, the importance of mg-Si and polysilicon, and what options solar manufacturers have for sourcing these critical raw materials.
• Background on the history of WRO’s issued by CBP against China and others, and the potential impact this recent WRO may have on the U.S. solar industry
• Background, complications, and importance of traceability for mitigating regulatory and supply chain risk
• Practical steps for solar buyers to take to mitigate and manage risk
• Q&A

Questions can be submitted beforehand or during the webinar through a chat window. Becky Beetz, Head of Content at pv magazine, will be the moderator of this webinar.

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This webinar was recorded on 29 July 2021.