US Trade Investigation into Chinese Optical Brightening Agents Postponed

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The US Trade Representative has postponed preliminary determinations in an antidumping duty investigation into certain stilbenic optical brightening agents imported from the People's Republic of China and Taiwan, allowing for further review and analysis.

Original source language: Federal Register — Department of CommerceOpen original release →

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