EU imposes duties of up to 48.1% on Chinese PET spunbond
( October 30, 2026, 08:23 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: The European Commission has imposed definitive anti-dumping duties of between 39.8 percent and 48.1 percent on Chinese PET spunbond. The duties take effect following an investigation prompted by a complaint from Freudenberg Performance Materials and Johns Manville. The EU executive rejected downstream users’ arguments that higher input costs outweighed the need to restore fair competition. Provisional duties will be definitively collected at the final rates, with excess amounts released. The commission ruled out retroactive collection on earlier registered imports. PET spunbond is a polyester material used in waterproofing membranes.The statement is attached....
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