On August 10, the Ministry of Commerce of the People’s Republic of China published No. 40 Announcement of 2018 and released the affirmative determination of anti-dumping investigations against imports of HIIR originating from America, the European Union and Singapore to impose anti-dumping duties of 23.1%-75.5% on the above products from August 20 for a period of five years.

The rates of anti-dumping duties imposed on companies are listed as follows: American companies: 75.5% for ExxonMobil Corporation and other American companies; EU companies: 71.9% for ExxonMobil Chemical Limited, 27.4% for ARLANXEO Belgium NV, and 71.9% for other EU companies; Singapore companies: 23.1% for ARLANXEO SINGAPORE PTE.LTD. and 45.2% for other Singapore companies.