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China Puts AD Measures on Caprolactam Imports from U.S. & EU

China's Ministry of Commerce stated on January 24, 2011, that Chinese importers of U.S. and European Union caprolactam, the precursor to Nylon 6 widely used in synthetic polymer, will have to put down a security deposit from January 25, 2011.…

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According to a ministry statement, a preliminary ruling stated caprolactam from the countries had been dumped in China and caused substantial damage to its domestic industry. A final ruling will be made at a later date after further investigations.