Tim Brightbill Discusses Trump Administration's New Section 232 Solar Trade Measures

August 6, 2026

Timothy C. Brightbill, co-chair of Wiley's International Trade Practice, discussed the Trump Administration's newly announced trade measures on imported polysilicon products, which are aimed at supporting domestic solar supply chains, with multiple media outlets.

“Every time US solar cell and module producers seek trade relief, the Chinese companies shift their
unfair trade practices to other countries,” Brightbill noted to Bloomberg regarding China's long-standing dominance of the global solar market. “We are hopeful that if this Section 232 action is done right, it could be an important step toward addressing this problem,” he added.

Recent coverage includes:

• Trump unveils trade actions to compete with China on solar and chips
  

August 6, 2026 | Reuters

• Trump launched big new solar tariffs. Here’s what it means.
  

August 7, 2026 | Canary Media

• How the US is Trying to End Solar Tariff Whack-a-Mole
  

August 9, 2026 | Bloomberg

• Delayed implementation of Section 232 solar action sparks evasion concerns
  

August 10, 2026 | Inside U.S. Trade