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China Announces AD Duties on PPS Thermoplastic From US, Japan, South Korea, Malaysia

China announced antidumping duties on imports of polyphenylene sulfide from the U.S., Japan, South Korea and Malaysia, the Chinese Ministry of Commerce said Oct. 16, according to an unofficial translation. Beginning Oct. 17, Chinese “import operators” must “provide the corresponding…

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deposits” to Chinese customs authorities at rates between 23.3% and 220.9%, the notice said. Polyphenylene sulfide is a “high-performing engineering thermoplastic” used in the textile, auto, aerospace and electronics industries, according to CGTN, a Chinese state-controlled media outlet, in a report Oct. 16.