According to an announcement issued on July 24, Pakistan has imposed provisional anti-dumping duties of up to 37.3% on imports of suspension-grade polyvinyl chloride (PVC) resin from the United States. Pursuant to Section 43 of Pakistan’s Anti-Dumpin

Lantian Group will close its adipic acid production plant in Italy. The relevant production line has fallen into losses, partly due to intense competition from the Asian market. Approximately 140 jobs at the Novara plant are at risk of being cut. Rad

On July 20, the European Commission issued a preliminary investigation opinion, identifying several construction chemicals manufacturers and three national industry associations suspected of violating EU antitrust regulations by colluding to raise th

The UK-India Free Trade Agreement (UK-India FTA) has now entered into force, but the UK’s countervailing duties on imports of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) products from India remain unchanged. On July 17, the UK government announced that t

July 13,The State Council has issued a reply concerning the “15th Five-Year Plan for Expanding Consumption.” The reply states that the “15th Five-Year Plan for Expanding Consumption” (hereinafter referred to as the “Plan”) is generally approved in pr

Image source: Hanwha Corporation According to South Korean media reports on July 8, 2026.，The Korea Trade Commission has issued Announcement No. 2026-13, deciding to initiate an investigation into the dumping of Chinese-produced polyvinyl chloride (

On May 1, 2026, the national standard Specifications for the Use of Recycled Materials in Household Appliance Products (GB/T 46730—2025) officially came into effect. This standard doesn’t mess around—it directly introduces the dual indicators of “pos

The UK's trade remedy system is expanding the scope of its review of imported petrochemical products, with a new anti-dumping case targeting linear low-density polyethylene from the United States. This material is widely used in the medical, packagin

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On June 29, 2026, the Council of the European Union formally adopted the End-of-Life Vehicles Regulation (ELVR), which sets out circularity requirements for vehicle design and the management of end-of-life vehicles. Previously, the European Parliamen