Low Ash Metallurgical Coke (Met Coke) from Australia, China, Colombia, Indonesia, Japan and Russia – DGTR Initiation Anti-dumping Investigation on Complaint of Eight Cos under Indian Met Coke Manufacturer’s Association (IMCOM)

· Import of Low Ash Metallurgical Coke (Met Coke) Placed under QR Restriction for Six Months from 1 Jan to 30 June 2025, DGTR puts an NTB by DGFT Notification No. 44/2024-25 dated 26 December, 2024

· Low Ash Met Coke – DGTR Initiated Safeguard QR Investigation on Complaint of BLA, Jindal Coke with Three others - DGTR Initiation Notification Case No. SG (QR) – 04/2023 dated 30 June, 2023 (DIndex Code 18771)

· The product under consideration in the present investigation is Low Ash Metallurgical Coke that is, Metallurgical Coke having ash content below 18% excluding ultra-low phosphorous metallurgical coke with phosphorous content up to 0.030% with size upto 30 mm with 5% size tolerance for use in ferroalloy manufacturing. Metallurgical Coke is used as a primary fuel in industries where a uniform and high temperature is required in kilns or furnaces, such as in production of pig iron, foundries, ferro alloys, chemical plants and steel plants.

· Met Coke is produced by destructive distillation of coking coal in the absence/regulated presence of oxygen at high temperatures (ranging between 1100 to 1350 degree centigrade) causing the coal to soften, liquefy and then re-solidify into hard but porous lumps. Met Coke is a form of carbon along with some mineral and residual volatile material.

[DGTR Initiation Notification Case No. AD(OI) – 03/2025 dated 29 March, 2025]