Egypt’s Ministry of Industry and Trade has decided to maintain the antidumping duties imposed on rebar imports from Turkey, Ukraine and China for a period of five years as of today, December 6, according to a report by Reuters.

The ministry first imposed the antidumping duties on rebar imports from the three countries in question in June this year for a period of four months and then extended the duties for a further two months, bringing the total period up to six months. The mentioned antidumping duties are as follows:

• Turkey   : Duties range between 10 percent and 19 percent
• Ukraine : Duties range between 15 percent and 27 percent
• China     : Duties stand at 17 percent