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European Union: PET industry safeguards

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This dossier follows the European safeguard investigation into PET-chain chemicals, submissions by interested parties and any subsequent import restrictions.

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European Commission headquarters in Brussels.
Berlaymont in July 2006; archive illustration. JLogan, CC BY 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ ; unmodified. — JLogan / Wikimedia Commons — CC BY 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ ; juillet 2006 ; sans modification.

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On 6 November 2026, the Commission opened the investigation and the EU notified the WTO. No new safeguard measure has yet been established.

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EU opens safeguard investigation into the PET supply chain

The European Commission opened an investigation on 6 November 2026 into imports of PET-chain chemicals. It will examine whether increased imports justify measures to protect European producers.

European Commission headquarters in Brussels.
Berlaymont in July 2006; archive illustration. JLogan, CC BY 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ ; unmodified. — JLogan / Wikimedia Commons — CC BY 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ ; juillet 2006 ; sans modification.

The procedure covers virgin or recycled PET and several upstream materials. These products serve packaging, textiles and other industrial uses. The Commission attributes manufacturers’ difficulties to import pressure and global overcapacity.

The WTO confirms receiving the EU notification. Interested parties have, among other deadlines, 21 days from initiation to submit views and completed questionnaires.

Opening an investigation does not impose a restriction. Any eventual measure will depend on evidence of serious injury, the EU’s interest and the required support from member states.

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