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Lenzing of Austria Loses EU Duty on Furfuraldehyde from China

26/06/2012

The European Union ended a 17-year- old tariff on a chemical substance from China used to make lubricating oils and foundry molds, denying protection to Austria’s Lenzing AG. (LNZ)

China-based polysilicon makers urge government to investigate dumping

26/06/2012

China-based polysilicon makers have urged the China government to launch anti-dumping investigations on polysilicon imported from US- and South Korea-based makers, according to industry sources.

Brazil challenges South Africa over poultry at WTO

26/06/2012

GENEVA, June 22 (Reuters) - Brazil has taken the first legal step at the World Trade Organization to challenge South Africa's use of anti-dumping measures on shipments of Brazilian poultry meat, the global trade body said in a statement on Friday.

India: Action sought against yarn manufacturers

26/06/2012

SURAT: Man-made fibre (MMF) manufacturers in the city may face action from Competition Commission of India as Southern Gujarat Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SGCCI) and yarn consumers -powerlooom weavers - have submitted evidence of price fixing and supply control by a few leading yarn manufacturers.

South Africa: Industry’s future dependent on full implementation of antidumping duties

22/06/2012

The future of the fasteners industry depends heavily on the recent provisional antidumping duties being fully implemented, South African Fasteners Manufacturers Association (Safma) chairperson Rob Pietersma tells Engineering News.

Chinese Silicon Makers Said To Seek Duties on U.S. Rivals

22/06/2012

Chinese polysilicon makers are pressing their government to impose duties on U.S. imports, a move to drive up prices for competing supplies of the material used in solar panels, four people familiar with the issue said.

US ITC determines 5 year sunset reviews on stainless steel pipe fittings

22/06/2012

The US International Trade Commission determined that revoking the existing antidumping duty orders on stainless steel butt weld pipe fittings from Italy, Malaysia, and the Philippines would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of material injury within a reasonably foreseeable time.

EU: Chinese ceramic producers question dumping allegations

22/06/2012

Imposing anti-dumping duties on the imports of Chinese ceramic tableware products would represent a protectionist measure, which would negatively affect consumers in the European Union, lawyers representing the Chinese producers in this industry said, on 20 June. At a hearing at the European Commission that same day, they also questioned the methodology used to find evidence of dumping in a case that – depending on the results – may reach the World Trade Organisation.