China may remove anti-dumping duties on polybutylene terephthalate resins that originate in Japan and Taiwan, unless industry representatives or a government agency requests for a reinvestigation soon, according to a Jan.22 announcement by the Ministry of Commerce.
Chinese PBT suppliers can choose to file a request for a probe no later than 60 days before the current five-year term expires on July 22.The current antidumping tariffs are 17.31 percent for PBT originated in Japan, 6.24 percent for Taiwan's Chang Chun Plastics Co. Ltd., and 17.31 percent for all other manufacturers in Taiwan.