MUSCAT: A Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) trade body has concluded that imported calcium chloride was dumped into the GCC market and caused material injury to Gulf producers, but has decided against imposing provisional duties at this stage, Oman Chlorine SAOG said on Wednesday.
In a disclosure dated August 5, the Muscat-listed producer told shareholders that the Technical Secretariat for Combating Harmful Practices in International Trade, at the GCC General Secretariat, had completed the preliminary stage of its investigation.
According to the preliminary findings, imports of calcium chloride originating in or exported from India and Egypt were dumped into the GCC market. The report also concluded that the dumped imports had caused material injury to the GCC industry and established a causal link between those imports and the injury sustained by regional producers.
Despite the findings, the GCC anti-dumping body opted to continue the investigation without imposing provisional measures for the time being. The decision was taken under Article 21 of the Implementing Regulations of the Unified Law on Anti-Dumping, Countervailing and Safeguard Measures of the GCC States.
The disclosure follows Oman Chlorine’s announcement of December 25, 2025, which confirmed the filing of an anti-dumping complaint concerning calcium chloride imports.
The company said it would continue to monitor the progress of the case and disclose any material developments in accordance with applicable regulatory requirements.
Calcium chloride is among the product lines associated with the company’s chemical operations. Oman Chlorine maintains its head office in Muscat and operates a plant at Suhar in Al Batinah North Governorate.
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