China Launches Anti-Dumping Probe into Imported Dissolving Pulps

This past week China initiated anti-dumping probes into cellulose pulp (dissolving pulp) imported from the U.S., Canada, and Brazil, according to an online report by Xinhuanet, which is sponsored by the China-based Xinhua News Agency.

The Chinese Ministry of Commerce (MOC) reportedly will examine whether and to what extent such imports hurt the Chinese dissolving pulp industry and make decisions based on China's anti-dumping laws, the ministry said in a statement posted on its website. The probes are expected to end within a year and can be extended for another six months under special circumstances.

Dissolving, or cellulose, pulp is used as a raw material in the production of viscose and acetate fiber used to manufacture rayon textiles, films, and other materials.

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