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Japan Launches Year-Long Probe into Steel Imports

8/13/2025

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Japan has launched a year-long anti-dumping investigation into hot-dip galvanized steel imports from China and South Korea. This decisive action comes as domestic steelmakers, including Nippon Steel and Kobe Steel, raise alarms over the impact of low-priced imports on local production, striving to safeguard their industry against fierce global competition.

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Japan has launched a year-long anti-dumping investigation into hot-dip galvanized steel imports from China and South Korea. This decisive action comes as domestic steelmakers, including Nippon Steel and Kobe Steel, raise alarms over the impact of low-priced imports on local production, striving to safeguard their industry against fierce global competition.