The Australian Government Antidumping Commission has announced that it has initiated an antidumping (AD) duty investigation against rebar imports from South Korea, Malaysia, Singapore, Spain, Taiwan, Thailand and Turkey.

The investigation launched upon the application of domestic steel producer OneSteel Manufacturing Pty Ltd (OneSteel) will cover the period between July 1, 2013 and June 30, 2014. The Commission will examine details of the Australian market from July 1, 2010 for injury analysis.

The products subject to antidumping duty investigation currently fall under Customs Tariff Statistics Position Numbers 7214.20.00, 7228.30.90, 7213.10.00 and 7227.90.90.