Anti-Forced Labor Measures Turn Up the Heat on Chinese Solar Equipment Suppliers

The Silica Products WRO - On June 24, the White House announced the first strike against forced labor in the solar equipment manufacturing industry. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) issued a Withhold Release Order (WRO) stopping the import of silica-based products made by Hoshine Silicon Industry Co., Ltd. and its subsidiaries. Hoshine is located in Xinjiang. The WRO states that CBP has information reasonably indicating that the company used forced labor to manufacture its products......
By: Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

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