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On August 28, the European Commission announced the details of the products for which tariffs on imports from the United States would be reduced following the agreement reached with the United States on August 21. Regarding chemicals, the basic tarif

Background: On August 26, 2025, the Turkish Ministry of Trade issued announcement No. 2025/24, stating that an anti-circumvention investigation has been initiated on synthetic leather with a weight exceeding 150 grams per square meter originating fro

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[Introduction] National consumption subsidies made a strong comeback in August. Authoritative sources indicate that the third batch of 69 billion yuan in ultra-long-term special government bond consumption subsidy funds has been fully allocated, and

Eastern Time, August 29, 2025, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal CircuitRuling by a 7 to 4 vote, most of President Trump's tariff policies were deemed illegal.。 The court held that the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA)

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On August 26, 2025, the U.S. Department of Commerce announced a preliminary anti-dumping ruling on polypropylene corrugated boxes imported from China. The preliminary determination set a uniform national duty rate of 83.64% for China, with an adjuste

The new round of China-U.S. trade talks this week! Involving fentanyl tariffs, chips, and soybeans. According to a report by the foreign media outlet The Wall Street Journal, the Chinese side will travel to Washington this week to hold a new round of

According to the China Trade Remedy Information Website, on August 21, 2025, the Foreign Trade Secretariat of the Ministry of Development, Industry, Trade and Services of Brazil (Ministério do Desenvolvimento, Indústria, Comércio e Serviços / Secret

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The European Union's patience with Greece in the environmental protection sector is wearing thin. The European Public Prosecutor's Office (EPPO) recently announced a criminal investigation into plastic recycling projects in Athens, the Peloponnese, a

According to a decision published in Brazil's Official Gazette on August 21, the Brazilian Foreign Trade Secretariat recommended imposing provisional anti-dumping duties on polyethylene (PE) products imported from the United States and Canada. The pr

In recent years, China's petrochemical industry has fallen into the predicament of "involution": a large amount of new capacity has been put into operation, profits have been under long-term pressure, the operating rate of facilities has declined

India's final anti-dumping ruling exceeds expectations. On March 26, 2024, the Indian Ministry of Commerce and Industry issued an announcement stating that, in response to applications from domestic companies Chemplast Cuddalore Vinyls Limited, DC

The resumed fifth session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC-5.2) for the Global Plastic Treaty, held to promote unified action and end plastic pollution, adjourned around 9 a.m. Swiss time on August 15. Due to the inability to reach

The EU has proposed listing TBPH (tetrabromophthalate) in Annex A (Elimination) of the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs), which is undoubtedly a significant bombshell for the brominated flame retardant market, signaling tha

The multinational chemical materials giant Solvay recently released its Q2 2025 financial report, showing that thanks to the performance of its specialty polymers business, the company’s adjusted EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation,

1. India Announces Latest Anti-Dumping Duties India has announced the latest anti-dumping duties on imported PVC. Compared with other countries and regions, the final result for China is higher than previously expected, which may restrict China's dom

It turns out that tariffs can also be a "protection fee." The astronomical figure of $350 billion is the latest investment amount that South Korea has pledged to the United States, with $150 billion specifically allocated for the Korea-U.S. Shipbuild