China's anti-dumping investigation against imported resorcinol from Japan and the United States

Announcement No. 13 of 2012 The Ministry of Commerce of the People's Republic of China received a formal application for anti-dumping investigation from Zhejiang Hongsheng Chemical Co., Ltd. on behalf of the domestic resorcinol industry on February 3, 2012. The applicant requested that it be produced in Japan and the United States. Imported resorcinol for anti-dumping investigations.

The Ministry of Commerce shall, in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Anti-dumping Regulations of the People's Republic of China, examine the qualifications of the applicant, the relevant circumstances of the application for investigation of the product, the situation of similar products in China, the effect of the application for investigation of the product on the domestic industry, and the relevant conditions of the country under investigation. Reviewed. At the same time, the Ministry of Commerce reviewed the evidence provided in the application concerning dumping, damage, and the causal relationship between dumping and damage. The preliminary evidence provided by the applicant showed that the production of resorcinol from the applicant Zhejiang Hongsheng Chemical Co., Ltd. in 2010 and January-September 2011 accounted for more than 50% of the total output of similar products in China in the same period, which was in compliance with the Anti-dumping Regulations of the People's Republic of China. Article 11, Article 13 and Article 17 concerning domestic industry's application for anti-dumping investigations. At the same time, the application contains the contents required for the anti-dumping investigation and the relevant evidence provided for in Article 14 and Article 15 of the Anti-dumping Regulations of the People's Republic of China.

Based on the above review results and Article 16 of the Anti-Dumping Regulations of the People's Republic of China, the Ministry of Commerce decided to initiate an anti-dumping investigation against imported resorcinol originating in Japan and the United States on March 23, 2012. The relevant matters are now announced as follows:

I. Case investigation and investigation period Since the date of this announcement, the Ministry of Commerce has conducted anti-dumping investigations on imported resorcinol originating in Japan and the United States. The dumping investigation period determined in this investigation is October 1, 2010 to On September 30, 2011, the industry damage investigation period was from January 1, 2009 to September 30, 2011.

2. Surveyed Products and Scope of Investigation Scope of Investigation: Resorcinol imported from Japan and the United States was investigated Product name: Resorcinol, also known as 1,3-benzenediol, resorcinol. English name: M-dihydroxybenzene or Resincino.

Molecular Formula: C6H6O2

Chemical Structure:

Physico-chemical characteristics: The appearance is usually white needle crystals. It gradually turns red when exposed to the air, soluble in water, ethanol, **, soluble in chloroform, carbon tetrachloride, insoluble in benzene.

Main application: Resorcinol is an important intermediate for chemical synthesis and fine chemical raw materials. It is mainly used for the production of rubber adhesives and UV absorbers. In addition, resorcinol can also be used in the production of wood adhesives, flame retardants and various pharmaceuticals, pesticide intermediates.

The product is classified in "The People's Republic of China Import and Export Tariff". The resorcinol salt under this tax code number is not covered by this survey product.

3. The registration responds to a dumping investigation. Any interested party may apply to the Import and Export Fair Trade Bureau of the Ministry of Commerce to participate in the respondent within 20 days from the date of this announcement. The participating exporter or manufacturer participating in the respondent shall provide From October 1, 2010 to September 30, 2011, the number and amount of products that were investigated in China were exported to China. The “Dumping Investigation Response Registration Reference Format” can be downloaded from the “Announcement” section of the website of the Ministry of Commerce of the People's Republic of China on the website of the Import and Export Fair Trade Bureau.

In the case of industrial damage investigation, the interested party may register with the Industrial Damage Investigation Bureau of the Ministry of Commerce within 20 days from the date of this announcement, and shall provide the production capacity, output, inventory, construction and expansion during the industrial damage investigation period. Plans and instructions for exporting the quantity and amount of the product to China. The “Industrial Damage Investigation Response Registration Form” can be downloaded from the China Relief Information Website (http://www.cn.cn/gov.cn/).

IV. Not registering and responding If an interested party fails to register with the Ministry of Commerce within the time stipulated in this announcement, the Ministry of Commerce has the right to refuse to accept the relevant materials submitted by the Ministry of Commerce and has the right to make decisions based on the available materials. .

V. Interests of interested parties The interested parties may submit their opinions to the Ministry of Commerce within the period of registration due to any objection to the product scope of the survey, the applicant's qualifications, the country under investigation, and other related issues.

Interested parties may look up the unclassified text of the application submitted by the applicant in the case of the Trade Remedy Public Information Search Office of the Ministry of Commerce within the above-mentioned period.

VI. Investigation Methods The investigation authority may use information such as questionnaires, samples, hearings, and on-site inspections to obtain information from relevant stakeholders and conduct investigations.

7. This survey will start on March 23, 2012. It should normally be completed before March 23, 2013. In special circumstances, it may be extended to September 23, 2013.