China initiates anti-dumping investigation into p-nitrotoluene from EU
The ministry said preliminary evidence showed EU prices fell nearly 60% from 2022 to 2025, and the probe could last 18 months.
- On Saturday, China launched an anti-dumping investigation into p-nitrotoluene imports from the European Union, following a complaint from domestic industry members filed with the Chinese Commerce Ministry.
- Trade tensions between the European Union and China have grown in recent months, with both sides increasingly resorting to trade defense measures against each other's imports.
- Preliminary evidence shows prices of p-nitrotoluene from the European Union dropped by nearly 60% cumulatively between 2022 and 2025. The chemical is used in producing dyes, pharmaceuticals, and pesticides.
- The investigation reflects a broader pattern of reactive trade policies, with the European Union having specifically targeted Chinese electric vehicles and fast fashion among other products.
- European Union trade officials are scheduled to travel to Beijing on Oct. 8 and 9 for high-level trade talks intended to mitigate ongoing friction and resolve commercial disputes.
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A spokesman for the Beijing Ministry of Commerce indicated that the domestic industry requested the inquiry to determine whether imports of low-priced p-nitrotoluene from the EU were flooding the Chinese market and causing "damage to production and operations." This chemical is used in the production of dyes, pharmaceuticals and pesticides. Latent trade tensions between China and the EU have threatened to turn into a trade war. Meanwhile, the bl…
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China has launched an anti-dumping investigation into imports of p-nitrotoluene from the European Union after domestic producers alleged that lower-priced imports harmed the industry.
Chinese producers say imports from the EU remained at a high level from 2022 to 2025, while prices fell by nearly 60%
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