[Plastic] The Ministry of Commerce made a second shot on imported PVC!

On August 18, the Ministry of Commerce received from Xinjiang Zhongtai Chemical Co.

On September 25, the Ministry of Commerce issued an announcement on the anti-dumping investigation of imported polyvinyl chloride originating in the United States.

The main content of the announcement

In accordance with the relevant provisions of the Anti-dumping Regulations of the People’s Republic of China, the Ministry of Commerce conducts investigations on the qualifications of applicants, the relevant conditions of the products applied for investigation, the relevant conditions of similar products in China, the impact of the products applied for investigation on domestic industries, and the relevant conditions of the countries applying for investigation After reviewing, it was decided to initiate an anti-dumping investigation on imports of polyvinyl chloride originating in the United States from September 25, 2020.

The investigation will begin on September 25, 2020, and the investigation should normally be terminated before September 25, 2021, and can be extended to March 25, 2022 under special circumstances.

What should we do about the development of the PVC industry?

The commodity PVC under the anti-dumping investigation is one of the world's largest production of general-purpose plastic materials, and it is also a very important primary chemical product with a wide range of applications.

This is the second time that China's Ministry of Commerce has filed an anti-dumping investigation against PVC originating in the United States.

With the rapid development of China's chemical industry, domestic PVC has gradually begun to replace imported products.

In October 2017, the World Health Organization classified polyvinyl chloride as a three-category carcinogen, which dealt a severe blow to primary polyvinyl chloride products, causing prices to plummet.

According to statistics, at present, Union Carbide of the United States and Borealis of Sweden account for about half of the global high-end PVC products market share.

For Chinese companies that want to enter the high-end PVC industry, they not only have to pay huge patent fees, but also have no price advantage in the product sales stage.

Relevant experts said that if my country’s PVC manufacturing enterprises want to survive and develop in the fierce international market competition, they must give top priority to improving the production technology level of their products and the R&D capabilities of new products, vigorously carry out technological innovation, and keep the traditional The old industrial structure has been transformed to be able to meet the needs of the modern market.

What are the businesses of the 5 applicant companies? 1.

Zhongtai Chemical is a chlor-alkali industry that produces basic chemical raw materials.

2.

Tianye Group has formed 1.

3.

The company’s business scope includes: production and sales of polyvinyl chloride, caustic soda (including flake caustic soda), hydrochloric acid, liquid chlorine, calcium carbide, cement, sulfuric acid, and sodium hypochlorite solution (containing 5% available chlorine); polyethylene, polypropylene, polysilicon, Sales of magnesium metal, ferrosilicon, soda ash, and glass; production, supply and sales of electricity and heat, etc.

4.
Tianjin Dagu Chemical Co.
, Ltd.

Based on salt electrolysis, with the goal of developing marine chemicals and petrochemicals, it is a comprehensive production of caustic soda, polyvinyl chloride resin, propylene oxide, polyether, liquid chlorine, synthetic acid, ABS, styrene (SM) and other products.
Large-scale chlor-alkali enterprise.

5.
Yibin Tianyuan Group Co.
, Ltd.

The calcium carbide method PVC manufacturing enterprise, the largest chlor-alkali enterprise in Southwest China, has an annual production capacity of 520,000 tons of PVC, 418,000 tons of caustic soda, 820,000 tons of cement, 15,000 tons of hydrazine hydrate, and 80,000 tons of sodium tripolyphosphate.

(Keywords: PVC high-end market)