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India Plans Antidumping Probe On China Steel Imports

19/12/2008

NEW DELHI --India plans to start an antidumping investigation into imports of stainless cold-rolled flat steel products and hot-rolled steel products from China and other countries, Jitin Prasada, the junior steel minister, told Parliament Friday.

Cheaper Chinese auto comp imports impacting domestic players

19/12/2008

As per information from Auto Component Manufactures Association (ACMA), auto component imports from China have gone up by 130 per cent in the last two years and now constitute more than 15 per cent of the total components from other countries - up from 1.5 per cent in 2003-04.

Businesses seek diplomats’ assistance to expand markets

19/12/2008

Producers and exporters, hurt by the global economic slowdown, say they are in dire need of assistance from Vietnamese missions abroad to expand their markets.

China-focused trade remedy cases expected to increase

17/12/2008

28/11/2008 - A trade remedy expert last week predicted that China would continue to remain the focus of trade remedy cases, including antidumping and countervailing duties, as the trade deficit continues to grow and the U.S. economy worsens.

US DOC finding on Russian cut to length plates

16/12/2008

Rusmet reported that the US Department of Commerce determined that termination of the suspended antidumping duty investigation on cut to length plate from Russia would likely lead to a continuation or recurrence of dumping at weighted average margins of 54% to 185%.

Restoring The G20's Credibility On Trade: Plan B And The WTO Trade Talks

16/12/2008

Announcement that the WTO talks will not be put back on track this year – despite the G20’s November 15th commitment to do so – is the first concrete demonstration of the G20’s ineffectiveness. This article argues that the G20 should undertake a “Plan B” on world trade to restore G20 creditability and shore-up support for the WTO.