Analyst: Chinese solar firms separating production due to U.S. labor concerns

Solar suppliers in China are setting up separate production lines free from forced labor for goods bound for the U.S., according to polysilicon industry analyst Johannes Bernreuter, who says U.S. trade restrictions alone likely will not be enough to push the industry to reform labor practices for goods consumed in China or elsewhere. Bernreuter, who leads a research firm focused on “the polysilicon industry and its markets, the solar and semiconductor industries,” told Inside U.S. Trade in a recent...