BRUSSELS LAUNCHES ANTI-DUMPING PROBE INTO PET IMPORTS
September 1st, 2009
BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE EUROPEAN Commission has confirmed that it has launched an anti-dumping investigation into alleged cut-priced exports to the European Union (EU) of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) from Iran, Pakistan and the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
A spokesman for the Commission's trade directorate general said officials started probing the problem last Thursday (Sept 3) - it could lead to punishing anti-dumping duties being imposed by the EU on these products. A Brussels document said officials would investigate complaints from the Polyethylene ...
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