Malaysia has initiated an anti-dumping investigation into Biaxially Oriented Polypropylene (BOPP) from Malaysia, as per a state agency under the Ministry of Industry and Trade. As per Saigon Times Daily, the probe, launched last Friday, looks into shipments of film products coded HS 3920.20.200 and AHTN 3920.20.00.20 sent to Malaysia from January 1, 2011 to December 31, 2012, said the Vietnam Competition Authority under the Ministry of Industry and Trade.
The investigation came after San Miguel Yamamura Plastic Films Sdn. Bhd. filed a lawsuit. The plaintiff has provided evidence showing that BOPP films imported from the aforesaid markets have surged in volume. The company said the alleged dumping had hit the paper industry of Malaysia, so companies in the industry are losing market shares given sales and profit falls. Specific figures on the increase of Vietnamese film exports to Malaysia are not given in the notice.
Vietnamese producers and exporters have to return the Malaysia questionnaire no later than September 5 this year. As for Malaysia’s anti-dumping and anti-subsidy rules, if parties involved do not provide the necessary information or fail to do so within the prescribed time limit, the Malaysian authorities can make a preliminary or final decision based on the available information.
21-Aug-12 
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