Skip to main content
Mark Chediak

Mark Chediak

Journalist

Aug 14, 2026

12:03
That said, if someone has not read this important story, which we want them to do, what is the big takeaway?
12:09
Well, the big takeaway here is basically that the Trump administration has issued actually a Trump issued an executive order last week that will impose tariffs on imported polysilicon into the U.S.
12:27
So that includes polysilicon as derivative.
12:30
So we're talking about solar.
12:32
We're talking about polysilicon.
12:34
We're talking about solar wafers.
12:35
We're talking about solar cells.
15:12
I'm guessing that that tariff won't be prohibitive to the point that we won't still be importing plenty of polysilicon because we've, as we sort of briefly discussed earlier on the show, scaling up our own production and refining it to the levels we need is a very difficult and expensive process.

We value your privacy

We use cookies to understand how you use our platform and to improve your experience. Click “Accept All” to consent, or “Decline non-essential” to opt out of non-essential cookies. Read our Privacy Policy.