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China announces anti-dumping duties on Indian cypermethrin, warns against cutting deals with US

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On Tuesday, China’s commerce ministry (MofCom) announced anti-dumping duties ranging from 48.4% to 166.2% on Indian cypermethrin – an insecticide used widely in agriculture – effective Wednesday.
Officially, the move followed complaints from domestic producers. Unofficially, it sent a pointed messag...



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