Industrial Minerals


USA sets duties on Chinese paper

08 March 2010

by Jessica Roberts

US probe into Chinese paper dumping finds unfair trading; duties up to 13% imposed

Keywords: US Department of Commerce, China, coated paper, kaolin, ground calcium carbonate, subsidies

Chinese coated paper producers have been hit with countervailing duties ranging from 3.92-12.83% after the US Department of Commerce determined they had been unfairly subsidised by the Chinese government. Indonesian coated paper companies were levied with a 17.48% duty in the same ruling.

 

Yao Jian,...