On April 20, the Ministry of Commerce issued an announcement deciding to launch an anti-dumping investigation on imported vinylidene chloride-vinyl chloride copolymer resin originating in Japan. The dumping investigation period determined in this investigation is from January 1, 2015 to December 31, 2015, and the industrial damage investigation period is from January 1, 2012 to December 31, 2015.
The announcement stated that on March 3, 2016, it received a formal anti-dumping investigation application submitted by Zhejiang Juhua Co., Ltd. on behalf of the domestic vinylidene chloride-vinyl chloride copolymer resin industry. The applicant requested an anti-dumping investigation on the involved products originating in Japan. .
According to the evidence provided by the applicant and the preliminary review by the Ministry of Commerce, the applicant’s vinylidene chloride-vinyl chloride copolymer resin production accounted for more than 50% of China’s total production of similar products in the same period in 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015. , in compliance with relevant regulations.
This investigation started on April 20, 2016, and should usually be completed before April 20, 2017. Under special circumstances, it may be extended to October 20, 2017.
Vinylidene chloride-vinyl chloride copolymer resin, also known as VDC-VC copolymer resin and chlorine partial resin, can be used to produce single-layer or multi-layer films such as casing films, cling films, heat shrink films, composite films, as well as cling bags and composite bags. , blow molded bottles and other products.
