Regarding the final determination for Australia’s Hot rolled plate steel Anti-dumping Investigation

Dec 19,2013
Hiroshi Tomono
Chairman
    The Japan Iron and Steel Federation

The government of Australia decided on December 19 to implement anti-dumping measures for hot rolled plate steel imported from Japan.

During the anti-dumping investigation by the government, the Japanese steel industry repeatedly stated that exports of hot rolled plate steel from Japan have caused no injury to the domestic industry in Australia.

We believe that it is inappropriate and regrettable that the government has rejected our statements, concluded that the domestic industry in Australia has been injured by imports of hot rolled plate steel from Japan, and decided to enact the anti-dumping measures.

The Japanese steel industry will carefully study this decision and, after holding discussions with Japanese government, determine a proper course of action.