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BY PHILIP FINE THE AMERICAN Textile Manufacturers Institute (ATMI) is urging its government to take action against Indonesia's ban on textile imports from all countries. The ATMI said the move flies in the face of international rules and its chairman, Van May, says a fair response would be for the United States to immediately prohibit all imports of Indonesian textile goods which totalled US$350 million last year, until the ban is lifted. Mr May said the impetus behind the Indonesian government's decision was an increase in imports from China. It said that ...


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