China Launches Anti-Dumping Investigation into EU Chemical Intermediate
Used in the Production of Dyes, Pharmaceuticals, and Pesticides
The Chinese government has reportedly launched an anti-dumping investigation into para-nitrotoluene, a chemical intermediate originating from the European Union (EU).
According to China's state-run Xinhua News Agency on October 3, China's Ministry of Commerce announced that it had begun an anti-dumping investigation into para-nitrotoluene imported from the EU, following a petition from domestic industry.
Para-nitrotoluene is used in the production of dyes, pharmaceuticals, and pesticides.
The Ministry of Commerce explained that, according to a preliminary investigation, the import price of para-nitrotoluene from the EU decreased by approximately 60% between 2022 and 2025.
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Meanwhile, this move has been reported amid escalating trade tensions between China and the EU, marked by the two sides increasingly resorting to trade remedy measures against each other's products.
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