On February 9, 2001, the International Trade Commission of the Ministry of Economic Affairs (hereinafter referred to as the "ITC of MOEA") made an affirmative preliminary determination in its injury investigation involving PC Strand from South Korea, Thailand and Malaysia.

According to the affirmative preliminary determination, the ITC found that there is a reasonable indication that an R.O.C. industry is being materially injured by reason of imports of PC Strand from South Korea, Thailand and Malaysia that are allegedly sold in R.O.C. at less than normal value.
Under the jurisdiction set forth in the Implementing Regulation on the Imposition of Countervailing and Antidumping Duties, the MOEA shall make an investigation, conducted by the ITC, as to whether there is any injury to an R.O.C. industry. As a result of the MOEAs affirmative preliminary determination, the Ministry of Finance will continue to conduct a dumping investigation of imports of PC Strand from South Korea, Thailand and Malaysia, and its preliminary determination will be made within seventy-five days (if not extended) after the next day of receipt of a notice, which is expected to be made by the MOEA before February 20, of the foregoing determination.
The public Chinese version of the preliminary injury investigation report is expected to be available after February 26, 2001 from the website www.moeaitc.gov.tw/case2.htm or from the office of the Investigation Division of the ITC.
FACTUAL HIGHLIGHT
Product Description: The imported products subject to this investigation are Uncoated Stress-relieved Steel Strands for Pre-stressed Concrete（PC Strand）of 7 wires with diameters of 12.7mm and 15.2mm which are generally used in pretensioned bridge beams. The PC strands are manufactured to specifications such as G3073 of CNS 3332 , ASTM A416, BS 5896 or JIS G3536. The PC Strands subject to this investigation were classified under subheading 7312.10.90.10 of the Customs Import Tariff and Classification of Import and Export Commodities of the Republic of China during the period of investigation, and have been changed to subheading 7312.10.90.12 since October 15, 2000.
Status of Proceedings: 1.Type of investigation: Preliminary antidumping investigation. 2.Petitioner: Taiwan Steel Wire and Wire Rope Industries Association. 3.Date of the institution of preliminary investigation by the ITC: December 15, 2000.4.Date of the ITC hearing: January 9, 2001. 5.Date of the ITC vote: February 9, 2001.6.Date when the MOEA determination shall be sent to the Ministry of Finance: by February 20, 2001.
R.O.C. Industry: 1.Number of producers during the period, January 1, 2000-September 30, 2000: two. 2.Location of producers' plants: Taoyuan, Tainan 3.Employment of production and related workers during the period, January 1, 2000-September 30, 2000: about 70. 4.Apparent R.O.C. consumption during the period, January 1, 2000- September 30, 2000: about 34,500 metric tons. 5.Market share held by the domestic like product during the period, January 1, 2000- September 30, 2000: about 68% by quantity.
R.O.C. Imports: 1.Subject imports from South Korea, Thailand and Malaysia, during the period, January 1, 2000- September 30, 2000: about 6,360 metric tons. 2.Subject imports from third countries during the period, January 1, 2000- September 30, 2000: about 4,556 metric tons. 3.Leading import sources during the period, January 1, 2000- September 30, 2000:Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia, India, South Korea.