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Australia: Abbott's anti-dumping plan rejected by Productivity Commission

27/11/2011

Gary Banks, the chairman of the Productivity Commission, has slapped down a key plank of Tony Abbott’s plan to help manufacturers, dismissing the Coalition's policy for assisting Australian firms in price disputes with foreign rivals.

Australia: Second tranche of anti-dumping improvements introduced to Parliament

27/11/2011

Minister for Home Affairs and Justice Brendan O’Connor today introduced legislation implementing the second tranche of improvements under the Gillard Government’s major overhaul of Australia’s anti-dumping system.

Chinese Solar Companies May Move Production to Dodge U.S. Tariff

27/11/2011

Chinese solar companies are considering shifting manufacturing to other countries to avoid paying tariffs that may result from a trade complaint.

Indonesia: RI worried about possible increase in Chinese products inflow

24/11/2011

Mataram, West Nusa Tenggara (ANTARA News) - Indonesia is worried about the possibility of an inordinate increase in the flow of Chinese products into the country following a decline in China`s exports to the US and Europe due to the global crisis.

Number of trade restrictions up: WTO

24/11/2011

Economies saw a resurgence in trade restrictions this year amid sluggish growth, large-scale disasters and climate change, with countries such as the Philippines adopting fewer trade facilitation measures, a top World Trade Organization (WTO) official reported yesterday.

China solar firms seek U.S. polysilicon imports probe

24/11/2011

Chinese solar companies may ask Beijing to launch an anti-dumping and subsidy probe into imports of U.S. polysilicon, raw material used to make solar cells, into the mainland, a top official of China's solar industry association said on Tuesday.

China remains the main target for anti-dumping probes

24/11/2011

China has been the target of the greatest number of anti-dumping investigations in the 16 consecutive years leading up to 2010, highlighting the challenges that face Chinese companies venturing into overseas markets, the Guangzhou-based 21st Century Business Herald reports.

South African producers unhappy about Brazilian poultry imports

24/11/2011

South African chicken producers have been raising their concerns recently about the abundance of poultry imports, particularly from Brazil, which have been killing their business.