On April 28th, 2025, the Mexican Ministry of Economy published the Notice of Initiation of the Antidumping Investigation on the PVC Suspension Resin imports from the United States of America, in the Official Gazette of the Federation.
- Petitioner: Mexichem Resinas Vinílicas, S.A. de C.V.
- Investigated product: The vinyl chloride monomer homopolymer obtained by the process of suspension polymerization, commonly known as PVC suspension, PVC suspension resin or simply PVC. The chemical formula of the product under investigation is (C2H3Cl). It is generally sold as pellets or white powder.
- Tariff item: 3904.10.03 of the Mexican HTS.
- Normal value determination: The Ministry decided to use price references in the U.S. domestic market to calculate the normal value.
- Period of investigation (Dumping): October 1st, 2023, to September 30th, 2024.
- Period of analysis (Injury): October 1st, 2021, to September 30th, 2024.
- Deadline to submit questionnaire: The last day to submit the questionnaire is June 9th, 2025, although an extension may be requested.
- Exporters listed in the initial determination:
- Formosa Plastics Corp.
- Westlake Vinyls Company LP.
- Westlake Chemical United States
- Oxy Vinyls LP.
- Shintech Inc.
Should you need more information, please access the following link: Antidumping Investigation on PVC Suspension Resin from the United States