Europe, U.S. launch trade case against China on 'key' materials

摘要

The U.S. and the European Union have asked the World Trade Organization for help in reducing what they contend are illegal Chinese controls on exports of several "important" raw materials used to make steel, aluminum, chemicals. Some of the materials make semiconductors. The materials listed include such items as bauxite, coke, fluorspar, magnesium, manganese, silicon metal, silicon carbide, yellow phosphorus and zinc.