Duisburg, June 30, 2026. The European Commission has launched an antidumping investigation into polyether polyols from China. The Commission officially announced this yesterday. In doing so, it has granted the request filed by PCC Rokita SA and four other leading European polyol manufacturers, who are seeking to counter market distortions caused by unfairly low prices for polyether polyols and the resulting significant harm to the EU’s chemical industry.
The investigation is expected to be completed and any protective tariffs imposed within 14 months at the latest. However, the European Commission may impose provisional tariffs as early as seven months after the current announcement of the investigation.
In the complaint filed, the companies argue that the increasing volumes of Chinese dumped imports have eroded the market share of domestic suppliers and harmed sales, profitability, and employment in Europe. According to observations by PCC Rokita SA, the market share of imports from China and other Asian countries in the standard polyols and downstream products sector rose to 25% to 30% in 2025, nearly doubling compared to the previous year (15% to 20%).
Based on the complaint, Brussels maintains that imports of polyether polyols are subject to “significant distortions affecting prices and costs” as well as “substantial dumping margins.” There is therefore “sufficient evidence” to justify an investigation under the 2016 EU Regulation on protection against dumped imports.
As the majority shareholder of PCC Rokita SA, PCC SE welcomes the European Commission’s anti-dumping proceeding. “Adjustments to the economic policy framework in Germany and Europe are urgently needed to restore the competitiveness of our key industries—such as the chemical industry—that underpin our prosperity, and this includes, in particular, consistent protection against dumping,” explains Dr. Peter Wenzel, CEO of PCC SE.
You can view the European Commission’s official announcement here.
