Australia hikes AD duty on China-origin rebars under 2nd sunset review

Australia's Anti-Dumping Commission, under the country's Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources, will raise the anti-dumping (AD) duty on Chinese rebar imports by nearly 5% from April 14, according to an announcement from the commission issued on February 25.

The announcement relates to the second sunset review into a case initiated by the commission in 2016 in response to a complaint brought by local steelmaker InfraBuild (Newcastle) Pty Ltd., purportedly Australia's largest processor and distributor of steel long products, including reinforcing bar, reinforcing mesh and wire products, as