No. 3/September 2015

TRADE PRACTICES:ANTI-DUMPING INVESTIGATIONS–TIMELINE COMPARISON
Why does an Anti-Dumping Investigation take so long?
More often than not the industry poses this question - why is it taking so long for ananti-dumping (AD) investigation to be completed?
Let’s first take a look at the provisions of the WTO Anti-dumping Agreement (WTO
ADA) that guides all WTO Member States in formulating their own anti-dumping
legislations and in conducting investigations. With regard to duration of completingan investigation, Article 5.10 of WTO ADA states:

CEO
FOREWORD“Investigations shall, except in special circumstances, be concluded within one year,
and in no case more than 18 months, after their initiation”

The Malaysian Iron and Steel (I & S)
industry is experiencing some anxiety
in the global and local arenas; theweakening Ringgit coupled with thedevaluation of the Yuan and fierce
competition from the neighbouring
nations,
especially
China
has
adversely affected the local players’
market share and profitability. Apartfrom the dilemma arising from market
share domination by imports, theinflux of foreign workers from ourneighbouring countries is also cause
for more than just concern. It is vitalto acknowledge that the incursion offoreign workers into Malaysia is nota new phenomenon. The iron andsteel industry, especially the SMEs,
has more than 80% foreign workers(estimated at 120,000) in theiroperations workforce. Foreign workers
registered under the industrial sector
with the Immigration Department
number some 1.9 million people,
being mainly from Bangladesh, thePhilippines and Myanmar. Bear inmind that this 1.9 million does notinclude illegal workers currently
working in Malaysia. The demand
for foreign workers is fuelled by thefact that local workers shy awayfrom taking up jobs deemed dirty,
demanding and dangerous (3D)
and that they simply lack the skills
required for the job. What is morealarming as reported by Ministryof International Trade and Industry(MITI) in their September 1, 2015
Weekly Bulletin is that the labour force
for Q2 2015 stands at 21.0 million
working age population (15-64), outof which 14.2 million are locals and6.8 million are foreigners. This simply
means that 1 in 3 persons employedin the country is a foreigner.

It is therefore obvious that AD investigations do take a long time to complete! How
does Malaysia compare with the practice in other countries?
Comparison of Anti-Dumping Investigation Timelines
Some Notes on Data Used in the Comparison
Now having responded to that question, the next question that pops up in our minds is– how does Malaysia compare with other practices on timelines? Let us make a quickcomparison. The information in this report has some limitations as it (1) only compares
ten WTO Member States, including Malaysia; (2) does not make a comprehensive/
exhaustive list of all WTO cases but rather makes a comparison of around 10 cases(some countries have fewer) for each country; (3) where data on the time taken
between official submission and decision to initiate is not available, the time as per thecountry’s legislations or as reported by MITI offices in that countries have been used.
The timelines are not solely based on investigations on iron & steel industry but onother sectors too. The data is obtained from both WTO Annual reports and overseas
MITI and agencies’ offices.
Stages in Taking Anti-Dumping Action
A quick recap on what the stages are in an AD investigation?

TABLE OF CONTENTS
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CEO Foreword
Trade Practices: Anti-Dumping Investigations –Timeline Comparison
Why Non-Preferential Certificate Of Origin (Npco) Is Needed?
Occupational Analysis (Oa) For The Iron And Steel Industry
11th Malaysia Plan: What’s In It For The Iron & Steel Industry?
Event: Handover Ceremony Of Roofing Sheets For Misif Post-Flood
Relief & Rehabilitation Campaign
Events And Activities For Msi Newsletter No.3/2015

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Continuation of CEO foreword
In view of this dire situation in the country and thelabour deficiency in the I & S industry, MSI believes the time isripe to mitigate, manage and control this phenomenon before
it worsens; and this is where the Technical and Vocational
Education and Training (TVET) can step in. Quoting the Deputy
Human Resource Minister Y. Bhg. Datuk Seri Ismail Abd Muttalib,“Malaysia’s dependency on foreign labour can be reduced byincreasing opportunities for skills training among locals”, MSI
recognizes that it is important to increase the skills level of
Malaysians to professional standards as it would help produce
workers of quality. This effort will also be in line with Malaysia’s
goal of having 35 per cent skilled workers in the labour force by
2020.
However, vocational education has long been perceived
as a second class higher education opportunity for students
who are not academically inclined or who do not qualify to be
accepted into higher institutions of learning. TVET institutions
are mainly established on the premise that skills development
programmes are an important factor in enhancing employment
opportunities. Nevertheless, the functions of these institutions do
not meet its objectives as the image of a vocational institutions
is generally perceived as ‘not a first choice’ education option.
This contributes to the already prevailing technical skills deficit
experienced locally, forcing our employers to opt for foreign
workers. This perception towards TVET needs to be dispelled
and TVET re-branded to improve its acceptance by both parents
and students which includes justifying TVET’s modus operandi
in meeting economic & employment needs and at the same time
improvising the private TVET training provisions.
A mind-set change has to take place
As a middle income country, Malaysia’s economic
growth relies heavily on investments and the challenge includes
attracting foreign direct investment as well as domestic direct
investments. A factor in attracting investments is to have anadequate supply of blue-collared workers to efficiently run
operations. In light of these challenges, the TVET needs to berevitalised, particularly at post-secondary levels. There is also aneed to up-skill the labour force through life-long learning, with
continual development and updating of skills.

There is a dire need to revive vocational training more so
now than ever as the current graduates do not match the needsof the industry. Fresh graduates are lacking in both technicalknow-how and generic soft skills. In its effort to review and revise
TVET training, the government’s key initiative incorporated theappointment of an Industry Lead Body (ILB) for each industry
sector to guide the development of TVET in Malaysia.
On the other hand, the iron & steel industry also needs torevamp the workplace to be “more worker friendly” in the area ofOccupation Health & Safety aspects as well as to provide better
training and job enrichment, and promotion opportunities forthe workers. Through the re-branding exercise, the industry isbound to attract more local workers thus gradually replacing theforeign workers. With technically skilled workers, employers will
be able to invest in automation and more advanced machineryand equipment to enhance their product quality and thus becost efficient.
MSI has been approved as an ILB for the iron and steel
industry by the Department of Skills Development (Jabatan
Pembangunan Kemahiran (JPK)); where the development,
execution and continuous enhancement of the training for theiron and steel industry is undertaken. The activities mandated
to MSI involve developing new and reviewing existing National
Occupational Skills Standard (NOSS); developing the curriculumof the National Dual Training System ( NDTS ) as well promoting
the participation of companies in this programme; undertaking
studies to identify emerging technologies; including job creationand enrichment promoting Pentauliahan Pencapaian Terdahulu(PPT); and Sistem Latihan Dual Nasional (SLDN) and etc.
This is just the beginning. MSI has a significant rolein dispelling the negative perception attached to vocational
training. One of the initiatives is to carry out an Occupational
Analysis to help determine the necessary skills and to bridge
the demand-and-supply gap of the industry. This, together withthe collective support from the stakeholders, we believe, will
help reduce our dependency on foreign labour. These initiatives,
carried out effectively, could help elevate the skills and raise
the income of the local workers thus contributing to the nation’s
aspiration of breaking through the middle income trap to achieve
high income nation status hopefully by 2020.

LEE KHIM MENGCEO OF MSI

Continuation Trade Practice: Anti-Dumping Investigations –Timeline Comparison
The investigation can be divided into three (3) stages broadly:•••

Stage 1: Official Petition Submission, assessment ofpetition to initiation - Official petition submission by oron behalf of a domestic industry for the Investigating
Authority (IA) to evaluate if there is prima facie evidence
to initiate the AD investigations. Note: the WTO ADA does
not provide timeline for this part – it is up to each Member
State to enact;
Stage 2: Provisional Measure/Determination (PD) - From
date of Initiation to a provisional measure. Note: Article 5.7
of WTO ADA provides that the provisional measure may be
applied – indicating it is not mandated and a provisional
measure need not be imposed; andStage 3: Final Determination (FD) - Period from thePreliminary Determination to Final Determination Thereis also a general understanding by most investigating
authorities (IA) for the petitioner to unofficially consult
with the IA on the petition submission before an official
submission is made.

It has to be cautioned or rather reminded here that this article
does not in any way intend to make any judgment that initiating

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and completing an investigation quickly is necessarily better, as
it will depend on the complexity of each investigation.
Stage 1: Receipt of Petition to Initiation
CHART 1: Average Time – Petition Assessment to Initiation(days)

Comparing based on actual case data, the US initiates theearliest on average, 25 days, followed by Australia, 29 days
(Australia has amended its legislation to initiate within 20 days
– but the reported cases here were conducted before thisamendment) and the EU takes the longest time at 56 days.
Malaysia has to by law complete within 30 days.

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Stage 2: Initiation to Provisional Determination

Stages 1 +2 + 3: Receipt of Petition to Final Determination

CHART 2: Average Time – Initiation to Provisional
Determination (days)

CHART 5: Average Time – Receipt of Petition to Final
Determinations (days)

Chart 2 provides the average time taken from initiation
notification to provisional determination (PD). As mentioned
earlier, imposing PD is not mandatory – as in the case ofIndonesia where no provisional duties are imposed but only
final duties. The fastest is Australia (120 days), followed by
Malaysia (135 days) and the longest being Japan (283 days).
Stage 3: Provisional Determination to Final Determination
CHART 3: Average Time –Provisional Determination to Final
Determinations (days)

Consolidation of the timelines of all the three stages shows, as
expected, Australia with 256 days, followed by Malaysia withan average of 288 days and the longest being Indonesia at 661
days. It is to be noted that the consolidation of the the three
periods include actual data and data based on legislation andinformation reported by MITI Overseas Offices.
So comparatively Malaysia, based on its legislations, concludes
on average its investigations comparatively fast. So why is there
the perception that it takes a long time to get reprieve fromdumping activities? Have we left out some other factors that givethe industry this perception?
Final Words on Timeline and Requests for Anti-Dumping
Investigations

Chart 3 shows that it is Australia again that has the shortest
period (115 days), followed by Malaysia (123 days) and thelongest reported by India at 257 days.
Stages 2 + 3: Initiation to Final Determination
CHART 4: Average Time – Initiation to Final Determinations(days)

The answer actually points to petition preparation for acceptance;from the time the industry realizes that imports are being dumped;then to obtain prima facie evidence of dumping of targetedcountries (based on market situation and import statistics) andto relate to injury suffered by the petitioner/industry (including
getting support from the other players); then preparing the draft
petition up to a standard that is acceptable by the IA may takeanything up to a year or even more, depending on the petitioner’s
capability in putting together the petition and the IA itself! If you
add this period to the period from petition acceptance through to
Final Determination – it clearly supports the perception – it doestake a long time to get relief from dumping activities from the time
one senses dumping is taking place.
And why is it seen that it is the iron and steel industry that is
crying out the most? Based on global statistics, the iron & steel
industry stands out for being the sector with the:•••Combining the time-periods from initiation to Final
Determination, on average, Australia recorded the fastest AD
imposition time at 227 days, followed by Malaysia (258 days)
and the longest being Indonesia with 631days.

Highest number of AD measures imposed;
Highest number of countries imposed with AD measures(68%); andHighest average AD measure per country.

So this phenomenon of wanting to seek relief from dumping
activities is not specific to Malaysia alone!

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NON-PREFERENTIAL CERTIFICATE OF ORIGIN (NPCO):WHY NPCO IS NEEDED?
Introduction
Non-preferential rules of origin are used to determine thecountry of origin or “nationality” of the good when entering acountry and are used to implement all kinds of commercial
policy measures, such as tariff quotas, anti-dumping, anticircumvention, statistics or origin labelling.
There are two basic concepts to determine the origin of goods
namely:i.
ii.

‘Wholly obtained’ products; andProducts having undergone
transformation”.

a

“last

substantial

If a product is wholly obtained or produced completely within
one country the product shall be deemed having origin in thatcountry.
For a product which has been produced in more than one
country the product shall be deemed to have origin in the
country where the last substantial transformation took placeprovided the following three (3) general rules apply:
i.
ii.

iii.

Change of tariff classification (sub) heading in the HS
nomenclature;
Value added rule to the product where the increase ofvalue due to assembly operations and incorporation oforiginating materials represents a specified level of the exworks price of the product.;
Special processing rule where the minimum transformation
is described by certain countries.

Where to apply for NPCO?
The issuance of an NPCO is under the purview of the Ministerof International Trade and Industry (MITI). Only the Chambersof Commerce & Associations (C&A) appointed by MITI are
allowed to issue NPCOs. To date there are a total of 42 active
C&As across Malaysia, such as the Federation of Manufacturers
Malaysia (FMM), the Associated Chinese Chambers ofCommerce and Industry of Malaysia (ACCCIM), the MalaysianInternational Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MICCI),
which issue NPCOs in accordance with the specific guidelines
issued by MITI. Not more than RM10 is charged for theprocessing, approval and endorsement of each NPCO issued.
Manufacturers and traders/exporters are required to firstregister/subscribe with a C&A, and only then be able to applyof an NPCO. The following documents shall be provided uponregistration by manufacturers or traders/exporters:a) Manufacturers

NPCO is issued for exporting to countries:i.
ii.

Without any Free Trade Agreements ( FTAs) with Malaysia
or ASEAN; or
Not offering any Generalised Scheme of Preferences(GSP) to Malaysia.

In the case where Malaysia is used as a logistic andprocurement hub for back to back trans-shipment, the countryof origin shall be clearly declared.
Every country can have its own non-preferential Rules ofOrigin. The country of import is then entitled to request acertificate of origin to prove the non-preferential origin of thegoods imported. This origin will be established on the basisof the non-preferential Rules of Origin in force in the countryof import. Nevertheless, some countries don’t have their own
non-preferential Rules of Origin. In this case, the exporter willbe allowed to use the non-preferential Rules of Origin of thecountry of export.

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Specimen signatures of authorised signatories;
Statutory declaration (once/year);
Company CO registration form;
Company/business registration certificate;
Supplier’s business licences from local council or supplier’s
manufacturing licence; andLetter of declaration on malaysian origin of products frommanufacturer.

b) Traders/exporters
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Specimen signatures of authorised signatories;
Statutory declaration (once/year);
Company CO registration form;
Company/business registration certificate;
Supplier’s business licences from local council or supplier’s
manufacturing licence; andLetter of declaration on malaysian origin of products frommanufacturer.

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During the application of NPCO (application before export orafter export), the following documents are required:a) Application before export••

Invoice; andPacking list.

b) Traders/exporters••••

Invoice;
Packing list;
Bill of lading; andCustom form K2.

Role of NPCO issuance (C&A)
The roles of C&A are:
i.
ii.

iii.

To check and verify that the information in the application
form with the attached supporting documents is valid.
To endorse (if all the information and documents are valid,accurate and sufficient) or reject (if the information or
documents are not valid or insufficient).
Return the endorsed NPCO to the applicant.

Sometimes, a factory visit to the exporter’s premise andfactory to check the documents and records of the applicant isrequired, as it is also part of the verification for NPCO.
Penalty on C&As and companies not adhering to the
Guidelines
C&As who fail to comply with the rules/guidelines as stated by
MITI, for the first time will be suspended from issuing NPCO for
six months. For second time offenders, the authority for NPCO
issuance will be terminated.
Companies involved in fraudulent acts will be blacklisted. MITI
will inform all C&As of the said company’s details .
Conclusion
It is very important for the NPCO issuance body to verify theaccuracy of the information provided before issuing an NPCO.
The manufacturers or exporters/traders are also responsible
for their genuine declaration in order to gain trust from otherimported countries and to avoid any law suit to or blacklistingof our country.

OCCUPATIONAL ANALYSIS (OA):OA FOR THE IRON ANDSTEEL INDUSTRY
In line with Malaysia Steel Institute’s (MSI) efforts to plan andfacilitate human capital development in the Iron and Steelindustry, an Occupational Analysis workshop on the Iron andSteel industry was conducted on the 9th and 10th July 2015,
at the office of the Malaysian Steel and Iron Federation (MSIF).
Among the workshop panel members were representatives fromvarious midstream and downstream companies providing their
input on the different occupations and respective job scopes in
the Iron and Steel Industry. The second OA workshop, held on
27 August 2015, focused on occupations relevant to upstream
companies with representatives from various steelmaking
companies in Malaysia who are also members of the Malaysia
Steel Association (MSA).

Pritec briefing participants on the DESCUM process.

The start of the OA Workshop.
This project is a collaborative effort between MSI and theDepartment of Skills Development under the Ministry of
Human Resources. The OA workshops and related research
are conducted by the Professional & Technical Academy(PRITEC), who are DESCUM (Development of Standards andCurriculum) certified facilitators appointed by MSI. PRITEC has
the experience in developing Occupational Analysis (OA) andNational Occupational Skills Standards (NOSS) documents
since 2008.
In brief, an Occupational Analysis (OA) is the process ofidentifying the sub-sectors, areas, sub-areas and job titles fora particular industry in the form of Occupational Structure (OS).
The OA will also look at other elements such as common job
titles and levels of competency for skilled personnel in theindustry, job functions and industry overview. Every job title
will be identified according to its level defined in the Malaysian
Occupational Skills Qualification Framework (MOSQF) leveldescriptor. The OA requires inputs from all parties especiallyindustry players, statutory bodies and industry organisations.
The identified job titles obtained during the OA will be used as
reference during National Occupational Skills Standard (NOSS)
development.

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Continuation Occupational Analysis(Oa On The Iron And Steel Industry)
By developing the NOSS for the industry, workers can betrained and certified. There are three methods of skills training
certification. The first is through full time training where thecandidate undergoes skills training and is awarded the
Malaysia Skills Certificate Level 1, 2 and 3 and may proceed
to Level 4 which gets him/her a Malaysian Skills Diploma andfinally Level 5 where a Malaysia Skills Advanced Diploma
is awarded. The second method is via the apprenticeshipscheme which is called the National Dual Training System(NDTS) where the candidate undergoes training for a certain
period of time after which he/she is attached to a company
in the related industry. The third method is via Accreditationof Prior Experience where the candidate possesses a certain
number of years working experience and this qualifies him/her
to be certified based on duration of experience and proof ofwork.
It is targeted that the results of this project will provide wider
opportunities for personnel in the Iron and Steel Industry to
be trained and certified, subsequently contributing to theindustry’s manpower requirements in terms of producing ahighly skilled and trained workforce.

11TH MALAYSIA PLAN:

11TH MALAYSIA PLAN:
WHAT’S IN IT FOR THE IRON& STEEL INDUSTRY?
Introduction
Armed with the theme “Anchoring growth on People”, the 11MP is
set to navigate Malaysia’s future to greater altitudes with the focus
on ‘developing the people’. The 11MP which was co-developed
via engagement with stakeholders from all segments focuses on
reaffirming the Government’s commitment to the people, and thebelief that growth cannot be measured by economic successalone. The advancement of a nation shall comprise the wellbeing of
the citizen, and a commitment to inclusive and sustainable growth.
The 11MP addresses six strategic thrusts:
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Enhancing inclusiveness towards an equitable society;Improving well-being for all;Accelerating human capital development for an advanced
nation;Pursuing green growth;Strengthening infrastructure to support economic expansion;
andRe-engineering economic growth for greater prosperity.

There are four (4) strategies that have been identified to boost theeconomic fundamentals :
1.
2.
3.
4.

Unlocking the potential of productivity to ensure sustainable
and inclusive growth;
Promoting investment to spearhead economic growth;
Increasing exports to improve trade balance; andEnhancing fiscal flexibility to ensure a sustainable fiscal
position.

Participants in discussion.

A discussion on the different levels of skills.
The economics status is forecast to advance as
the 11MP has a GDP growth target of 5- 6% p.a. Based on
this, income per capita is expected to hit US$17.9k in 2020,
surpassing the US$15k benchmark of a High Income Nation
status. Under the 11MP, the Government has indicated an
allocation of RM250bn for development expenditure, a 8.7%
increase from the 10MP.
The construction sector is poised to be the ultimate
beneficiary of the 11MP as most of the development
expenditure will be infra centric. It is projected that this
sector’s gross domestic product (GDP) growth will accelerate
to 9.8 per cent in 2015 from 9.6 per cent in the first quarterof 2015 (1Q15). Via construction, there will be a positive
spillover to building materials in terms of stronger demand.
For instance, the MRT1 and LRT2 project stakeholders that
already have exposure in both projects should benefit from the
MRT2 and LRT3 mega projects that have been announced.
The focus on the construction sector will see a direct
impact on the strong demand from domestic infrastructure
activity for steel products as building materials. While it is
crucial to acknowledge the competitive imported steel pricing,
it is more important to come up with a modus operandi tobenefit from this thriving construction sector.
It is also interesting to notice that through the 11MP,
the country hopes to increase its skilled manpower to 35%,
via the technical and vocational education and training(TVET) programme. An amount of RM1billion, compared to
RM500 million in the 10MP, will be channelled into the Skills
Development Fund to champion this effort. This move isnecessary as a guarantee, considering that 60% of the 1.5
million new jobs predicted to be created through the 11MP
must be filled by skilled workers; especially for the SMEsof the iron and steel industry which employ more than 80%
foreign workers for their operation workforce.
This effort comes under the ‘Accelerating Human
Capital Development for an Advanced Nation’ strategic thrustthat will see a concerted effort being made to mainstream the
National Dual Training System (NDTS) to produce skilled TVET
graduates demanded by industry which in turn will reduce
the heavy reliance on foreign workers.

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EVENT:HANDOVER CEREMONY OF ROOFING SHEETS FORMISIF POST-FLOOD RELIEF & REHABILITATION CAMPAIGN

From left: Mr. Loh Wooi Keat, Mr. Frankie Wee, Mr. Rosdan Teh, Mr. Christopher Hii, Sheikh Muhammed Sallehuddin Patail Sheikh
Mohd Arif Patail, Ms. Emelyn Low, Mr. Azran Hj. Deraman, Ms. Wan Suraya Wan Mohd. Radzi, Ms. Noryani Ismail, Mr. Lee Khim
Meng, Y. Bhg. Dato’ Chan Wah Kiang, Ms. Siti Fatirah Jaladin, Mr. Michael Lee.
7 July 2015 - The Handover Ceremony of Roofing Sheets
for the Post-Flood Relief and Rehabilitation Campaign was
co-hosted by MSI, MISIF (Malaysia Iron and Steel Industry
Federation) and CIDB (Construction Industry Development
Board). The ceremony was held at Asia Roofing Industries Sdn
Bhd, Kota Bharu Kelantan on 07 July 2015.
MSI would like to commend the efforts of the iron andsteel industry players, namely YKGI Holdings Bhd, CSC SteelSdn Bhd, NS Bluescope Malaysia Sdn Bhd, FIW Steel Sdn
Bhd and Asia Roofing Industries Sdn Bhd who rallied to help

YKGI Holdings Bhd.

On behalf of CSC SteelSdn Bhd.

in a time of need. These companies collectively donatedcoloured roofing sheets valued at RM250,000. Certificates ofappreciation were awarded by MSI and CIDB in recognition ofthis generous gesture.
Under their CSR intiative called “Pasca Banjir CIDB
Malaysia Bersama Penggiat Industri”, CIDB Build Brigades has
picked up more than 5,600 pieces of roofing sheets in order torepair and rebuild houses affected by floods in Kelantan.
MSI would like to encourage more CSR initiatives suchas this; a gesture of caring and giving back to the society.

NS Bluescope Malaysia
Sdn Bhd.

FIW Steel Sdn Bhd.

Asia Roofing
Industries Sdn Bhd.

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EVENTS AND ACTIVITIESFOR MSI NEWSLETTER NO.3/2015

1. Asia Steel International Conference 2015 (Asia Steel 2015)
Date: October 5 – 8, 2015
Venue: PACIFICO YOKOHAMA, Yokohama, Japan
Contact: Asia Steel 2015 Secretariat
c/o ISS, INC.
Mita MT Bldg. 8F, 3-13-12 Mita Minato-ku, Tokyo,
108-0073 Japan
TEL: +81-3-6369-9984
FAX: +81-3-3453-1180
E-mail: asiasteel2015@issjp.com
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Venue: Le Meridien, Vienna, Austria
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