We believe that this investigation is very unfortunate and, as the anti-dumping in 2009 showed, European producers still haven’t started producing common fastening material. Rather, they focus on the automotive industry and products that have greater added value, which means us traders have no other choice but to purchase goods in the surrounding countries of south-east Asia – if tariffs are introduced on the People’s Republic of China. (…)
via Anti-dumping perspective: MEKR’S s.r.o | Fastener + Fixing Magazine.