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China launches anti-dumping probe into EU, US, Japan, Taiwan plastics

A cargo truck drives amid stacked shipping containers at the Yangshan port in Shanghai, China, March 29, 2018. [AP Photo]

China's Commerce Ministry on Sunday launched an anti-dumping probe into POM copolymers, a type of engineering plastic, imported from the European Union, United States, Japan and Taiwan.

The plastics can partially replace metals such as copper and zinc and have various applications including in auto parts, electronics, and medical equipment, the ministry said in a statement.

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