{"id":34514,"date":"2018-10-31T11:38:14","date_gmt":"2018-10-31T06:08:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?p=34514"},"modified":"2018-10-31T11:38:14","modified_gmt":"2018-10-31T06:08:14","slug":"u-s-starts-anti-dumping-probe-into-ptfe-resin-from-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/u-s-starts-anti-dumping-probe-into-ptfe-resin-from-india\/","title":{"rendered":"U.S.Starts anti-dumping probe into PTFE resin from India\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/business\/Industry\/us-starts-anti-dumping-probe-into-ptfe-resin-from-india\/article19891341.ece\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">U.S.Starts anti-dumping probe into PTFE resin from India<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Context:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The U.S. has initiated anti-dumping duty investigations against import of polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) resin from India and China.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Why the step has been taken?<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Anti-dumping measures are taken to ensure fair trade and provide a level-playing field to the domestic industry.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They are not a measure to restrict imports or cause an unjustified increase in cost of products.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>What is polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE)?<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) is a synthetic <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">fluoropolymer<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">tetrafluoroethylene<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that has numerous applications.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Usage:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">PTFE is used as a non-stick coating for pans and other cookware.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is non-reactive, partly because of the strength of carbon-fluorine bonds, and so it is often used in containers and pipework for reactive and corrosive chemicals.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Import and export between India and the U.S:<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Exports<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">India was the United States&#8217; <\/span><b>18th largest goods export market in 2016<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The top export categories (2-digit HS) in 2016 were: precious metal and stone (diamonds), machinery, optical and medical instruments, mineral fuels, and electrical machinery.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Leading agricultural domestic export categories include: tree nuts, cotton, pulses, fresh fruit, and planting seeds.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Leading services exports from the U.S. to India, in 2015, were in the travel, transport, and intellectual property (computer software, audio and visual related products) sectors.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Imports<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">India was the United States&#8217; <\/span><b>9th largest supplier of goods imports in 2016<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The top import categories (2-digit HS) in 2016 were: precious metal and stone (diamonds), pharmaceuticals, mineral fuels, miscellaneous textile articles, and machinery.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Leading agricultural categories of imports include: spices, rice, tree nuts, essential oils, and processed fruit &amp; vegetables.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Leading services imports from India to the U.S., in 2015, were in the telecommunications, computer, and information services, travel, and research and development sectors.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>U.S.Starts anti-dumping probe into PTFE resin from India\u00a0 Context: The U.S. has initiated anti-dumping duty investigations against import of polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) resin from India and China. Why the step has been taken? Anti-dumping measures are taken to ensure fair trade and provide a level-playing field to the domestic industry. 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