{"id":281508,"date":"2026-01-12T23:33:09","date_gmt":"2026-01-12T23:33:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/281508\/"},"modified":"2026-01-12T23:33:09","modified_gmt":"2026-01-12T23:33:09","slug":"chinas-solar-firms-once-deemed-too-competitive-now-face-monopoly-accusations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/281508\/","title":{"rendered":"China\u2019s solar firms, once deemed too competitive, now face monopoly accusations"},"content":{"rendered":"<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">China\u2019s efforts to rein in cutthroat price wars in the solar industry have had the unintended result of creating risks of alleged price rigging, highlighting what analysts describe as an \u201cuneasy balance\u201d between the government\u2019s anti-involution campaign and anti-monopoly policies.<\/p>\n<p>China\u2019s leaders <a target=\"_self\" class=\"e1yy41x40 ef9u0v01 css-1ankfgb ecgc78b0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/economy\/china-economy\/article\/3339062\/china-discourages-trend-chasing-among-officials-warning-involution?module=inline&amp;pgtype=article\" title=\"\" data-qa=\"BaseLink-renderAnchor-StyledAnchor\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">have made eliminating<\/a> such race-to-the-bottom tactics an economic policy priority, leading major solar companies to jointly commit to curb production and maintain minimum prices as part of a \u201cself-discipline\u201d campaign.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">But a turning point came last week when the country\u2019s top market regulator reportedly summoned the China Photovoltaic Industry Association (CPIA) and six polysilicon producers to a meeting in Beijing to discuss alleged monopolistic practices in the industry, such as price rigging.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">The State Administration for Market Regulation said it had received multiple complaints since July alleging that some firms were taking advantage of measures purportedly introduced to curb price wars \u2013 such as the creation of industry platforms to balance supply and demand \u2013 to engage in potentially monopolistic behaviour.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">\u201cIn practice, this amounted to controlling output and sales volumes and carving up market allocation by capital contribution, squeezing downstream margins,\u201d the regulator said, adding that companies should refrain from agreeing on capacity levels, utilisation rates, output, sales volumes or prices.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"China\u2019s efforts to rein in cutthroat price wars in the solar industry have had the unintended result 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