China took formal anti-dumping measures on Friday against imports
of caprolactam, a white crystalline cyclic amide used in the
production of nylon, produced in Japan, Belgium, Germany, the
Netherlands and Russia by imposing anti-dumping duties on the
product, the Ministry of Commerce announced.
In
response to an appeal from its domestic industry, China launched an
anti-dumping investigation on Dec. 7, 2001 and decided to take
temporary measures on Jan. 7, 2003.
The investigators concluded that dumping had taken place and that
the imports had done substantial damage to the domestic
industry.
The Ministry of Commerce considered that there was a direct causal
relationship between the dumping and the damage, according to the
final findings based on China's anti-dumping regulations.
The Ministry of Commerce determined that importers of caprolactam
will pay anti-dumping taxes to Chinese customs for a period of five
years. The anti-dumping tax rate ranges from 5 to 28 percent,
according to the ministry.
(Xinhua News Agency June 6, 2003)
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