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China has begun an investigation into the dumping of monoethanolamine and diethanolamine from Japan, the United States, Germany, Iran, Malaysia, Mexico as well as the Taiwan region.
The move was announced Wednesday by the Ministry of Commerce and became effective the same day, according to the ministry.
The investigation relates to imported monoethanolamine and diethanolamine, basic chemical materials, respectively listed under "2922.1100" and "2922.1200" in the tariffs of the General Administration of Chinese Customs.
The Ministry of Commerce will decide whether dumping has taken place and if so, to what extent it falls within China's regulations on antidumping.
In the meantime, the ministry will investigate any damage done to China's industries by the alleged dumping. The investigation, which would normally last a year, could be extended to 18 months due to special conditions.
(Xinhua News Agency May 14, 2003)
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