The U.S. Department of Commerce has initiated a countervailing duty investigation (Case C-570-235) covering N-cyclohexylbenzothiazole-2-sulfenamide (CBS), a rubber vulcanization accelerator, imported from China. The investigation will examine whether Chinese government subsidies provide unfair advantages to CBS exporters.

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