European Commission charges Polish nitrate plants with fertilizer dumping

The European Commission (EC) has launched anti-dumping procedures against several Polish fertilizer manufacturers. The European Fertilizer Manufacturer Association (EFMA) claims that Polish nitrate plants from Police, Pulawy and Kedzierzyn are setting dumping prices on urea exported to the European Union (EU). EFMA is directing similar charges at nine other countries from Eastern Europe and Africa. Polish diplomats in Brussels claim the charges are groundless. The companies now have 40 days to present their cases to the EC, after which the Commission will decide whether or not to limit urea imports from Poland. (Rzeczpospolita, p.B2)