US imposes 15% tariff and minimum prices on imported polysilicon

US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order imposing a 15 percent tariff and establishing minimum import prices on products made from polysilicon. The raw material is essential for manufacturing semiconductors and solar panels.

The directive follows a national security investigation into overseas production of the material. American officials stated the measures aim to protect domestic manufacturing from foreign price undercutting and market dumping. The new regulations cover both raw polysilicon and related downstream products entering the American market.

Sources: BBC News, Der Spiegel