The Australian government's anti-dumping commission announced that it has launched an anti-dumping investigation on rebar imports from Turkey as Turkish prices were lower than the normal prices.

The investigation was based on the complaint from Liberty OneSteel, with a period of review covering October 1st, 2017 to September 30th, 2018.

The dumping margin estimated by Liberty OneSteel was at 8.2%, while the commission estimated it at 12.6%.

The tariff codes of the products involved were 7213.10.00, 7214.20.00, 7227.90.10, 7227.90.00, 7228.30.10, 7228.30.90 and 7228.60.10.