Biden issues safeguard measures on key synthetic textile material

President Biden has issued four-year safeguard measures that will restrict use of a duty-free program for temporary imports by importers of fine denier polyester staple fiber, though he declined to impose broader protections recommended by all four sitting members of the U.S. International Trade Commission. Biden called for the restrictions on fine denier polyester staple fiber, a material used to make products like diapers, baby wipes and coffee filters, among others, in a proclamation set to be published in the...