CHINA – SILICON DUTIES
May 1st, 2005
BY KEITH NUTHALLANTI-DUMPING duties for silicon metal exports from China should be extended to the 10 countries that joined the European Union (EU) last year without any transitional phasing-in, the European Commission has concluded. Imposing these protective tariffs of 49% on sales to these new southern and eastern European member states "would not likely cause a sudden and excessively negative effect on interested parties, including users, distributors and consumers", said Brussels, following a detailed review. Some importers and users argued that the duties ...
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