The investigation on the imports of hot rolled coils (HRC) into Malaysia pursuant to the Safeguards Act 2006 was initiated on 1 May 2011 upon receiving a petition for an investigation submitted by Megasteel Sdn. Bhd. The company claimed that the imports of HRC into Malaysia have increased from 2007 to 2010 and have caused serious injury to the domestic industry in Malaysia.
 
Pursuant to section 20 of the Safeguards Act 2006, the Government has completed the investigation and has made a preliminary determination that there was an increase in imports by 35% during the period of injury determination i.e., from 1 January 2010 to 30 September 2010. However, the increased in imports have not caused or threaten to cause serious injury to the domestic industry.
 
Based on the preliminary findings, the Government decided to terminate this investigation on the imports of HRC into Malaysia on 22 August 2011, the day the notice of negative preliminary determination is published in the government gazette. All interested parties may access the non-confidential preliminary determination report from MITI’s website at www.miti.gov.my
 
Ministry of International Trade and Industry
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
23 August 2011