Catherine Talavera – The Philippine Star October 18, 2022 | 12:00am MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine Plastics Industry Association Inc. (PPIA) said the imposition of duties for the high-density polyethylene (HDPE) pellets and granules is an additional burden to the local plastic industry, as well as consumers, as it will increase the cost of packaging and plastic products in the country. In a statement yesterday, the PPIA said the safeguard duty imposed by the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) would only benefit JG Summit Petrochemical Corp., now JG Summit Olefins Corp. (JGSCO), the c…