Printers respond to preliminary findings on anti-dumping duty

G Venugopal, executive director of Sterling Publishers, Cochin, said, “Printers in unison disagree to this. However I don’t find any logic in the implementation of the anti-dumping duty. The entire situation will gravely affect the printers alone. They will be forced to incur more expenses. The printers will by any means not accept any monopoly in this sector.”

Alok Munot, director of Prabhat Printing Works said, “I have mixed feelings regarding this entire controversy. I do believe that there needs to be a level playing field for all manufacturers. However Indian manufacturers must also realise that the government does give subsidies and benefits when they export goods overseas. These manufacturers should look at this aspect too, if they need to increase the profits. TechNova is an Indian brand and it should be given all opportunities to grow. It also does provide good quality plates.”

“I do not agree with the current scenario. It’s an open market and everyone should be given freedom,” said N K Kajaria, director of Anderson Printing House. “We do not consume a lot of thermal CtCP plates, hence the change in policies will not affect us,” added Kajaria.

Venugopal added, “With the anti-dumping duty being implemented, the situation will be a complete win-win situation TechNova.”

Munot, seconds Kajaria's view of the duty's impact on the consumers, “To a large extent, this will affect those printers who consume a lot of CtCP plates and not the consumers of thermal plates.”

Kajaria concluded, “The decision makers of the policy need to take a look into this closely and make a balanced judgment. The entire industry's perspective needs to be taken into account before making a decision. Currently it looks like a 'one versus all' situation.”

This article was published on 6 April 2012 and received 1662 views