Finally, Japan gets serious about soaring stainless CR imports

What's intriguing about Japan launching an anti-dumping (AD) probe into imports of some stainless cold-rolled products from Chinese mainland and Taiwan is why the domestic makers and their government delayed for so long.

On Tuesday, Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) and Ministry of Finance (MOF) jointly announced that they would initiate an AD investigation into nickel-added cold-rolled stainless steel coil, sheet, and strip originating in Chinese mainland and Taiwan under HS codes 7219.31, 7219.32, 7219.33, 7219.34, 7219.35, 7219.90, 7220.20,