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China to extend anti-dumping duties on catechol imports

25/05/2012

China will extend anti-dumping measures against catechol imports from the United States and Japan for another five years, effective Tuesday, the Chinese Ministry of Commerce (MOC) said Monday.

China Sunergy mulls U.S. plant to tackle anti-dumping tariffs

25/05/2012

May 22 (Reuters) - Solar cell and module maker China Sunergy Co Ltd said it was looking to set up a plant in the United States, after the U.S. government imposed anti-dumping tariffs on solar panel imports from China.

Brazil: CitrusBR doesn't expect to win appeal against dumping

25/05/2012

The president for the Brazilian Association of Citrus Exporters (CitrusBR), Christian Lohbauer, said that the chances for Florida Citrus Mutual (FCM) to succeed in a possible appeal to the International Trade Court of the United States against the decision by the International Commerce Commission (ICC) to defeat the measures anti-dumping orange juice imports coming from Brazil are very low. "From the processers point of view, the producer's association in Florida mentioned that they are not giving up on the appeal," said Lohbauer.

Australia says big tobacco aiding WTO challengers

25/05/2012

GENEVA, May 22 (Reuters) - The tobacco industry is providing legal advice to Ukraine and Honduras in their challenges to Australia's new tobacco packaging rules at the World Trade Organization, Australian Health Secretary Jane Halton said on Tuesday.

Microsoft victorious in Motorola patent dispute, wins US import ban

25/05/2012

Microsoft has prevailed over Motorola in one of their ongoing patent disputes after the US International Trade Commission (ITC) ruled (PDF) that the phone maker has violated one of the Redmond-based software giant's patents, and ordered an immediate import ban on the infringing Android phones.

China sources solar components from Taiwan to dodge US anti-dumping fees

25/05/2012

China solar panel manufacturers have begun looking at how to source materials internationally to dodge high import tariffs that were imposed by the US last week.