ITC probes request for safeguard tool during injury hearing in solar case

The U.S. International Trade Commission held a hearing on Tuesday as part of its investigation into whether the U.S. solar cell and module industry has been injured by foreign imports, probing petitioners on the proposed use of a seldom-used safeguard tool to provide relief for the U.S. industry. The Section 201 investigation began after a petition was filed by two U.S. solar companies, Suniva and SolarWorld, calling for trade restrictions on all imports of crystalline silicon photovoltaic cells and modules,...