India begins anti-dumping probe on Chinese belting fabric

The probe has been initiated following a petition filed by SRF Limited. “There are other producers whose names have been provided by the petitioner along with their petition,” an official release said.

Belting fabric is classified under Chapter 59 of the Customs Tariff Act. It is technical textile fabric weighing less than 1500-gram square meter (GSM) or more than 1500 GSM containing over 50 per cent by weight of textile material.

Belting fabric is normally made of either nylon or polyester or a combination thereof, as well as from various industrial yarns like Nylon 6 (N6), Nylon 66 (N66) and Polyester Industrial Yarn (PIY). It is being produced and sold either as grey fabric or as dipped fabric. In case of sale of grey fabric, the consumers may do dipping of the fabric in-house before consumption of the product.

Belting fabric is produced in a large combination of raw material and construction, using different combination of nylon and polyester yarn of different deniers. The product under consideration is a woven fabric having length wise threads called ‘warp’ and width wise threads called ‘weft’. The product under consideration is reinforcement material for manufacturing of conveyor belts, used prominently in mines and in coal, steel, cement, power and other industries.

While the period of investigation proposed by the applicant is from April 1, 2016 to March 31, 2017, the injury investigation period shall cover the periods 2013-14, 2014-15, 2015-16 and period of investigation. (RKS)

Fibre2Fashion News Desk – India