DGTR Recommends Anti-dumping Duty on Glass Fibre from China ($295 per MT), Bahrain ($254 per MT) and Thailand ($394 per MT) on Complaint of Owens-Corning (India) Pvt Ltd

[DGTR Notification Final Findings Case No. AD (OI)-15/2024 (F.No. 6/17/2024-DGTR) dated 08.09.2025]

Final Findings (08.09.2025) on Anti-Dumping investigation into Glass Fibre imports from Bahrain, China PR, and Thailand:

· Applicant / Domestic Industry: Owens Corning (India) Pvt. Ltd. filed the complaint. Another Indian producer is Goa Glass Fibre, which neither supported nor opposed the petition.

· Product under Consideration:
Glass Fibre products – assembled rovings, direct rovings, chopped strands, chopped strand mats.
Exclusions: glass wool, fibre glass insulation, woven fabrics, rovings for thermoplastics, micro glass fibre, surface mats/veils, scrims, mesh, certain stitched/combination mats, etc..

· Period of Investigation (POI): April 1, 2023 – March 31, 2024.
Injury analysis covered 2020-21 to 2023-24.

· Findings on Dumping:

o Bahrain: CPIC Abahsain Fiberglass WLL dumping margin 60–70%; others 70–80%.

o China PR: Jushi Group 70–80%; Taishan Fiberglass 80–90%; other producers 70–80%.

o Thailand: Asia Composite Materials (ACM) and Wanda New Material 50–60%; others 90–100%.

· Injury to Domestic Industry:
Imports at dumped prices caused price undercutting, suppression, and financial stress to Indian producers. Domestic industry suffered material injury.

· Causal Link: Authority established that injury was due to dumped imports, not other factors.

· Recommendations:

o Anti-dumping duty recommended for 5 years.

o Duties imposed on lesser of injury margin or dumping margin (as per lesser duty rule).

o Examples from duty table:

§ CPIC Bahrain – USD 238/MT.

§ Other Bahrain producers – USD 254/MT.

§ Jushi Group (China) – USD 274/MT; Taishan Group – USD 194/MT; other Chinese producers – up to USD 295/MT.

§ ACM (Thailand) – USD 266/MT; Wanda (Thailand) – USD 202/MT; other Thai producers – USD 394/MT.

· Public Interest:

o No major adverse effect on downstream industries (e.g., telecom, wind turbines, aerospace, defence).

o Imports for export production remain duty-free.

o Ensuring fair competition seen as essential to protect India’s two domestic producers and investments.

Conclusion: DGTR found significant dumping of Glass Fibre from Bahrain, China PR, and Thailand, causing injury to Indian producers. It recommended anti-dumping duties ranging from USD 194/MT to USD 394/MT for five years.