Australia reviews Chinese aluminium imports amid anti-dumping probe with more ‘trade skirmishes’ expected
- Australia aluminium producer Capral lodged an application for a review of current anti-dumping measures, which have been in place since October 2010
- China exported US$190 million worth of aluminium extrusions to Australia last year, with US$614 million shipped in the first six months of 2022
Australia has initiated another anti-dumping investigation into Chinese aluminium extrusions, which have a wide variety of uses including construction, as the “long game” between Beijing and Canberra continues.
Aluminium producer Capral lodged an application for a review of current anti-dumping measures, according to Australia’s Anti-Dumping Commission.
The measures were initially imposed in October 2010 and apply to all exporters from China, except Guangdong Jiangsheng Aluminium and Guangdong Zhongya Aluminium, official information showed.
It is expected that a final recommendation will be provided to the Australian Department of Industry, Science and Resources no later than November 28, according to a statement on China Trade Remedies Information, a platform maintained by the Chinese Ministry of Commerce.
It is not surprising to see that more cases will come up and the long game [between China and Australia] will continue
“There exist many loopholes in anti-dumping investigations. Firms and governments can manipulate them. Even if an anti-dumping case had been resolved many years ago, the importing country’s government can still review the cases to see if dumping still exists,” said Qiu Dongxiao, head of the economics department at Hong Kong’s Lingnan University.