Malaysia has initiated an anti-dumping investigation into Vietnamese
Biaxially Oriented Polypropylene (BOPP) – a kind of packaging film used in food
processing, said a state agency under the Ministry of Industry and Trade.
The investigation, which focuses
on the time span from January 1 to December 3 last year, will also look into
other kinds of BOPP imported from Taiwan, Thailand, China and Indonesia, said
the Vietnam Competition Agency.
The plaintiff, San Miguel
Yamamura Plastic Films Sdn, said the Malaysian BOPP industry has suffered
serious economic damage from foreign dumping activities.
The VCA has recommended that
related local enterprises should actively coordinate with the Malaysian
investigation teams to avoid any negative conclusion that may bring about a
disadvantage for the domestic BOPP industry.
Early last week, Vietnamese
galvanized and color-coated steel sheet manufacturers were warned by the
Malaysian Iron and Steel Industry Federation (MISIF) about a possible lawsuit.
“The local industry here has
witnessed a worrisome influx of coated steel products into Malaysia from
Vietnam,” Thoi Bao Kinh Te Sai Gon newspaper quoted Pham Chi Cuong, chairman of
the Vietnam Steel Association, as relaying the thoughts of MISIF President
Dato’ Soh Thian Lai.
“Related companies in Malaysia
have regarded this as the dumping of such materials by Vietnam into Malaysia,
and that they have been severely affected by this development.”
In a letter sent to VSA, Dato’
Soh Thian Lai asked the association to monitor and undertake necessary actions
to address the influx of coated steel products, Thoi Bao Kinh Te Sai Gon
newspaper reported.
Otherwise, the affected Malaysian
companies would resort to initiating trade remedial measures such as
anti-dumping actions against Vietnamese firms.
Previously, the US warned against
Vietnamese steel pipe exports, but local firms only made gradual adjustments.
Eventually, the US initiated a
lawsuit against local steel pipes.
In early 2012, Thailand also
raised concern over the vast volume of Vietnamese cold-rolled steel exported to
the country.
Three ASEAN nations, namely
Indonesia, Thailand and Malaysia, are applying more complicated tariff
mechanisms and procedures to discourage those exporting steel products to these
countries, Cuong told Thoi Bao Kinh Te Sai Gon.
“Specifically, exporters must
submit the product origins, so that the authorities can check the quality and
technology processes, and then decide to import or not. It would take 2-3
months to get permission to export steel to these countries,” said the
chairman.
“VSA has proposed similar methods
to the Ministry of Industry and Trade to prevent cheap steel products from
overflowing into Vietnam,” he added.
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