on Feb 6, 2014 Australian Anti-Dumping Commission has decided to launch anti-dumping and countervailing investigations into silicon metal imported from China. The products affected are silicon metal containing at least 96.00 percent but less than 99.99 percent silicon by weight as well as silicon metal containing between 89.00 percent and 96.00 percent silicon by weight that contains aluminum greater than 0.20 percent by weight of all forms (i.e. lumps, granules or powder) and sizes.