Financial Times: The commerce ministry in Beijing said on Saturday that it had started an investigation into p-nitrotoluene, which is also used in pesticide and pigment production, after a complaint from Chinese industry.
…The investigation marks the latest tit-for-tat measure between Brussels and Beijing after trade tensions flared again in recent weeks.
The EU opened three anti-dumping investigations into chemicals from China last week. It also began consulting on a new diversification tool that would seek to reduce imports from China…