PAKISTAN PET
August 1st, 2004
BY KEITH NUTHALLPAKISTAN polyethylene terephthalate (PET) manufacturers have escaped from punishing anti-dumping duties on exports to the European Union (EU), while Brussels wants to levy tariffs on similar products from China and Australia. The European Commission has asked the EU Council of Ministers to release provisional duties collected from Pakistani manufacturers, while retaining those taken from Chinese and Australian producers. Pakistan's exemption follows a Commission investigation finding Pakistani PET dumping so slight, no duties could be justified. ...
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