Indonesia Opens Safeguard Case on Certain Wools

Indonesia launched a safeguard investigation on slag wool, rock wool and similar mineral wools in bulk, sheets or rolls, it told the World Trade Organization's Committee on Safeguards July 27. The investigation also will cover intermixtures of slag and rock wool, WTO said. Indonesia's Safeguards Committee said it will hold a hearing on Aug. 10 to give WTO members with an interest in the case to present their views, WTO said, adding that interested parties must submit their evidence and views by Aug. 7.