TOKYO -- Chinese exports of surplus plastics have continued into 2025, pushing down prices in the Asian market and threatening producers in Japan and elsewhere.
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China has a growing number of manufacturing facilities that produce synthetic plastics, like this one in the city of Dalian. (Photo by Shin Watanabe)
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