New Delhi, June 24 -- India has initiated an anti-dumping investigation against imports of Cold Rolled Grain Oriented Electrical Steel and Amorphous Metal from China, Japan, South Korea and Russia, following a complaint filed by JSW JFE Electrical Steel Nashik Pvt Ltd with the Directorate General of Trade Remedies (DGTR), the commerce ministry announced.

The applicant alleged that cheap imports of the product are causing significant harm to the domestic industry. Acting on prima facie evidence submitted with the application, the DGTR has formally opened the investigation to determine the existence, degree and effect of the alleged dumping, PTI reported.

If the probe establishes that dumped imports have caused material injury to domestic...