NDONESIA LODGES PROTEST AGAINST TURKISH DUMPING CHARGES

Jakarta, Sept 22 (ANTARA) - Trade Minister Mari Elka Pangestu said Indonesia had lodged a protest against Turkish charges that Indonesia had practiced dumping in its rayon and polyester fiber exports to Turkey.

"We have told them we objected to their investigation of the alleged dumping practices. We saw there were things against standing procedures and we asked them to heed the matter," the minister said on the sidelines of a working meeting with the House of Representatives (DPR)'s Commission VI, which deals with trade affairs, here on Monday.

She said that the protest was lodged to the Turkish Trade Authority in a bilateral meeting between Indonesian delegates and their Turkish counterparts during an Indonesian trade mission to that country last week.

"They took notes of our objection and promised to take heed of the problem at hand. We have written them about all matters that were not in line with the procedures. We saw that their investigation was not in line with the standard procedures based the available data," she said.

Indonesia along with China and India had been accused of having dumped polyester fiber in Turkey.

As many as 22 yarn companies and three supporting companies in Turkey accused three Indonesian companies of dumping practices last year.
The three Indonesian companies were PT. Polyssindo Eka Perkasa, PT. Indo Liberty Textile and PT. Yarn Manunggal Jaya.

In February 2008, the Turkish Dumping Authorities had already investigated four companies in Indonesia.