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Whilst flicking through a free news paper I came across an advert for photovoltaic panels. In the advert was a reference to an new piece of EU legislation that will impose a tax on cheap Chinese photovoltaic panels that are being exported to EU countries at ridiculously low prices.
Here is a link to a BBC news story about it,
BBC News - China solar panel duties imposed by EU
Surely the Chinese are also "dumping" dental restorations into the EU/US/AUS/NZ markets? I received an email this week from a UK company offering chinese NP Bondeds for £23, that company will be paying perhaps £6 a unit to the Chinese lab.
If other industries get protection from this sort of dumping, why can't the dental industry?
At some point the likes of Degudent/Ivoclar etc are going to find that there is no EU/US market to sell their products into and that the Chinese will either be making their own versions of the materials or dictating the price for them.
It really is time for all aspects of the dental lab industry to make a stand on this issue.
Here is a link to a BBC news story about it,
BBC News - China solar panel duties imposed by EU
Surely the Chinese are also "dumping" dental restorations into the EU/US/AUS/NZ markets? I received an email this week from a UK company offering chinese NP Bondeds for £23, that company will be paying perhaps £6 a unit to the Chinese lab.
If other industries get protection from this sort of dumping, why can't the dental industry?
At some point the likes of Degudent/Ivoclar etc are going to find that there is no EU/US market to sell their products into and that the Chinese will either be making their own versions of the materials or dictating the price for them.
It really is time for all aspects of the dental lab industry to make a stand on this issue.