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Ineos files ten anti- dumping cases in EU


UK-owned multinational chemical company Ineos announced in November it has filed or is in the process of filing ten major anti-dump- ing cases with the European Commis- sion in a bid to defend its sites, workers, and long-term investments. In a press release, the company warned that Europe’s chemical sector is being severely impacted by low-cost imports from Asia, the Middle East, and the US, which are undercut- ting European producers already facing the world’s highest energy prices and escalating carbon costs. According to the European chemical trade association Cefic, imports of chemicals from China surged by 8.3% in the first half of 2025, and the latest EU/US trade deal could make the imbalance even worse. “This is industrial self-harm,” said


Steve Harrington, CEO Ineos Styrolu- tion. “While the US and China protect their industries, Europe allows unfair ABS imports from South Korea and Taiwan. That puts six ABS plants and 1,000 European jobs at risk. Unless Europe acts decisively, we are finished.” The anti-dumping cases cover


PVC, MEG, BDO, PTA, ABS poly- ethylene glycols as well as butyl


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acetate and polyolefins. Ineos said: “Based on the Euro-


pean Commission’s own analysis, European ABS manufacturers are suffering losses equivalent to two-thirds (67%) of their normal profitability as a direct result of unfairly priced imports. By contrast, the 3.7% anti-dumping duty pro- posed by Brussels is the tariff level imposed on those imports to restore fair competition.” In the case of ABS, the duty is too low to offset the harm being done, it said, which allows foreign suppliers to continue selling at artificially low prices that European producers cannot match. n With backing from the French government, Ineos has announced a €250m investment programme to regenerate and modernise its cracker at Lavera, marking the first phase of a wider regeneration plan. The plant makes a wide range of products. Sir Jim Ratcliffe, Ineos Founder and Chairman, said: “France is showing real industrial leadership. The government understands that without a strong manufacturing base, Europe will falter. High energy prices, over-regulation and punitive carbon costs are destroy- ing its industrial backbone.” �www.ineos.com


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