China Launches AD Review of Imported Phenol From US, Others
China is beginning a review of its antidumping duties on imports of phenol from the U.S., the EU, South Korea, Japan and Thailand, but it will not review AD on phenol from the U.K., China’s Ministry of Commerce said Sept.…
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5, according to an unofficial translation. The ministry is accepting public comments within 20 days of Sept. 5 and said it plans to make a decision before Sept. 6, 2025. The current duties, in place since 2019, range from 244.3% to 287.2% for American companies, 30.4% for EU companies, 12.5% to 23.7% for South Korean companies, 19.3% to 27% for Japanese companies, and 10.6% to 28.6% for Thai companies. The ministry said no Chinese company requested that the AD be renewed for the U.K. China said phenol is an “important organic chemical raw material” used in synthetic fibers and for other industrial purposes.