China to begin probe of Japanese, other firms' synthetic rubber.BEIJING, March 19 Kyodo China is set to launch an inquiry to determine whether synthetic rubber synthetic rubber: see rubber. imports from Japan, South Korea and Russia are being dumped in the country, the Japanese Embassy in Beijing said Tuesday. According to embassy officials, China's Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation has notified the three countries of its intention to begin the antidumping probe Tuesday into imports of styrene sty·rene n. A colorless oily liquid from which polystyrenes, plastics, and synthetic rubber are produced. Also called vinylbenzene. butadiene rubber from the three countries. Styrene butadiene rubber is a synthetic rubber used in products such as automobile tires and footwear. It is Beijing's 16th antidumping probe since 1997 into allegations foreign products are imported at unfairly low prices, and the seventh concerning imports from Japan. On March 6, Beijing began a probe to determine whether Japanese, South Korean and Indian firms are dumping exports of phthalic anhydride phthalic anhydride n. A white crystalline compound prepared by oxidizing naphthalene and used in the manufacture of phthaleins and other dyes. , a chemical powder that is used in paint and to soften plastics. |
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