Japan's graphite electrode imports surge in June

The Japanese government's decision announced in late June to impose anti-dumping (AD) duties on graphite electrodes imported from China seems to have created more problems for the three Japanese makers which initiated the case early last year, new import data shows.

In February last year Japanese electrode makers SEC Carbon, Tokai Carbon Co and Nippon Carbon Co had petitioned the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) that ADs be imposed on Chinese graphite electrodes, alleging that the crucial electric-arc-furnace consumables had been shipped at unfairly low prices and in