China’s Trina Solar Plans $200 Million U.S. Factory

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An employee inspects solar cells moving along a production line in April 2015 at the Trina Solar’s factory in Changzhou, East China’s Jiangsu province. Photo: Bloomberg

(Bloomberg) — Trina Solar Co. Ltd. is planning a $200 million manufacturing facility in the U.S. state of Texas, weeks after Washington said the Chinese panel supplier was bypassing tariffs.

The site will be able to make about 5 gigawatts of panels a year using polysilicon sourced from the U.S. and Europe, according to a statement Monday. Production is expected to begin in 2024.