Moses Lake plant halts production

Following an announcement that the REC Silicon plant in Moses Lake will shut down production, U.S. Senators Patty Murray and Maria Cantwell, and U.S. Congressman Dan Newhouse (WA-04) called on trade representatives to end the trade dispute between the U.S. and China.

No workers will be laid off at this time. They will instead shift to focus on maintenance.

“Washington state workers and businesses need certainty to compete, which is why I will continue to urge both sides to resolve this dispute as quickly as possible,” said Murray. “We need a settlement that covers both Chinese solar panels and...