According to the website of the Ministry of Commerce, on the 26th, the Ministry of Commerce issued an announcement on its website, announcing the filing of an anti-dumping investigation on imported phenol originating from the United States, the European Union, South Korea, Japan and Thailand.

According to the relevant review results and in accordance with Article 16 of the Anti-dumping Regulations of the People's Republic of China, the Ministry of Commerce decided to initiate an anti-dumping investigation on imported phenol originating from the United States, the European Union, South Korea, Japan and Thailand from March 26, 2018.

I. Filing investigation and investigation period

From the date of this announcement, the Ministry of Commerce will initiate an anti-dumping investigation on imported phenol originating from the United States, the European Union, South Korea, Japan and Thailand. The dumping investigation period determined in this investigation is from October 1, 2016 to September 30, 2017, and the industry damage investigation period is from January 1, 2014 to September 30, 2017.

II. Products under investigation and scope of investigation

Scope of investigation: Phenol imported from the United States, the European Union, South Korea, Japan and Thailand

Name of product under investigation: Phenol

English name: Phenol

Physical and chemical properties: Phenol is usually colorless needle-shaped or white block crystals at room temperature, soluble in alcohol, ether, chloroform, glycerol, carbon disulfide, slightly soluble in water at room temperature, almost insoluble in petroleum ether, highly corrosive and flammable.

Main uses: Phenol is an important organic chemical raw material, mainly used in the preparation of phenolic resin, bisphenol A, caprolactam, alkylphenol, salicylic acid and other industrial raw materials, and can also be used as solvents, reagents and disinfectants, and is widely used in synthetic fibers, plastics, medicines, pesticides, spices, dyes, coatings and oil refining industries.

This product is classified under item 29071110 of the Customs Import and Export Tariff of the People's Republic of China.

III. Registration for Participation in the Investigation

Any interested party may register with the Trade Remedy Investigation Bureau of the Ministry of Commerce to participate in this anti-dumping investigation within 20 days from the date of this announcement. Interested parties participating in the investigation shall provide basic identity information, the quantity and amount of the investigated products exported to or imported from China, the quantity and amount of similar products produced and sold, and related information in accordance with the "Reference Format for Registration for Participation in the Investigation". The "Reference Format for Registration for Participation in the Investigation" can be downloaded from the relevant website (URL attached, the same below).

The interested parties referred to in this announcement refer to individuals and organizations specified in Article 19 of the "Anti-dumping Regulations of the People's Republic of China".

IV. Access to Public Information

Interested parties may download the non-confidential text of the application submitted by the applicant of this case from the relevant website or go to the Trade Remedy Public Information Access Office of the Ministry of Commerce (Tel: 0086-10-65197878) to search, read, transcribe and copy it. During the investigation, interested parties may consult the public information of the case through relevant websites, or search, read, copy and photocopy the public information of the case in the Trade Remedy Public Information Reading Room of the Ministry of Commerce.

V. Comments on the case filing

If interested parties need to comment on the product scope and applicant qualifications of this investigation, the investigated countries (regions) and other related issues, they may submit written opinions to the Trade Remedy Investigation Bureau of the Ministry of Commerce within 20 days from the date of this announcement.

VI. Investigation methods

According to Article 20 of the Anti-dumping Regulations of the People's Republic of China, the Ministry of Commerce may use questionnaires, sampling, hearings, on-site inspections and other methods to understand the situation from relevant interested parties and conduct investigations.

In order to obtain the information required for the investigation of this case, the Ministry of Commerce usually distributes questionnaires to foreign exporters or producers, Chinese producers and Chinese importers involved in the case within 10 working days from the deadline for registration for participation in the investigation specified in this announcement. Interested parties who have registered for the investigation can also download the questionnaires from relevant websites.

The "Questionnaire for Foreign Exporters or Producers in the Phenol Anti-dumping Case" asks for information including the company's structure and operation, the investigated products, export sales to China (mainland), sales in China, business and financial related information, production costs and related expenses, estimated dumping margins and checklists. The "Questionnaire for Chinese Producers in the Phenol Anti-dumping Case" asks for information including the company's basic situation, the situation of similar products in China, business and related information, financial and related information, and other issues that need to be explained. The "Questionnaire for Chinese Importers in the Phenol Anti-dumping Case" asks for information including the company's basic situation, trade in the investigated products and related information.

Other interested parties who have not registered to participate in the investigation can directly download the above questionnaires from the relevant website, or request the above questionnaires from the Trade Remedy Investigation Bureau of the Ministry of Commerce, and fill them out as required.

All companies should submit complete and accurate answers within the specified time. The answers should include all the information required by the questionnaire.

VII. Submission and handling of confidential information

If the information submitted by the interested party to the Ministry of Commerce needs to be kept confidential, the interested party may make a request to the Ministry of Commerce for confidentiality of the relevant information and explain the reasons. If the Ministry of Commerce agrees to its request, the interested party applying for confidentiality shall also provide a non-confidential summary of the confidential information. The non-confidential summary shall contain sufficient and meaningful information so that other interested parties can have a reasonable understanding of the confidential information. If the non-confidential summary cannot be provided, the reason shall be stated. If the information submitted by the interested party does not state that it needs to be kept confidential, the Ministry of Commerce will regard the information as public information.

VIII. Consequences of non-cooperation

According to Article 21 of the Anti-dumping Regulations of the People's Republic of China, when the Ministry of Commerce conducts an investigation, the interested party shall truthfully reflect the situation and provide relevant information. If the interested party fails to truthfully reflect the situation, provide relevant information, or fails to provide necessary information within a reasonable time, or seriously hinders the investigation in other ways, the Ministry of Commerce may make a ruling based on the facts already obtained and the best information available.

IX. Investigation Period

This investigation will start on March 26, 2018 and should normally be completed before March 26, 2019. It may be extended to September 26, 2019 under special circumstances.

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