EU imposes anti-dumping duties on adipic acid imports from China

The duties follow an investigation by the Directorate-General for Trade and Economic Security, which found that dumped imports were causing injury to the EU adipic acid industry. Provisional anti-dumping duties on the product had already been in place since November last year, the European Commission said in a press release.

According to the Commission, the EU adipic acid industry, located mainly in Germany, France and Italy, employs more than 1,100 people and has been adversely affected by low-priced imports from China.

Adipic acid is a key industrial chemical used in the production of Nylon 66 and polyester polyols, serving sectors such as textiles, furniture, automotive, footwear and construction. The EU imports adipic acid worth around €160 million (~$181 million) annually from outside the bloc, of which nearly €130 million (~$147 million) comes from China.

ALCHEMPro News Desk (JP)