EU to impose new quota on imports
According to media sources, the European Commission has sent a notification to the World Trade Organization, stating that the EU will impose import quotas on certain steel products, including rebar and wire rod, for a period of 150 days starting from February 2, 2019.. However, there has been no official announcement yet. Accordingly the import quotas will be in force between July 1, 2019 and June 30, 2020 and that the quota volumes will be increased... Read More
US ITC votes to maintain antidumping duties on rebar imports from seven countries
The US International Trade Commission (ITC) today determined that revoking the existing antidumping duty orders on imports of steel concrete reinforcing bar from Belarus, China, Indonesia, Latvia, Moldova, Poland, and Ukraine would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of material injury within a reasonably foreseeable time. Current AD margins are as follows: Country AD margin Belarus ... Read More
Ukraine starts antidumping investigation on certain steel bar imports from Moldova and Belarus
The Ukrainian Interdepartmental Commission on International Trade has announced that Ukraine’s Ministry of Economic Development and Trade has started an antidumping duty investigation on certain carbon and alloy steel bar imports from Moldova and Belarus. The investigation was launched following the application lodged by local steel producer ArcelorMittal Kryviy Rih. The investigation period covers the period from January 2013 to September 2017. Read More
Canada concludes reinvestigation of rebar imports from certain countries
The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) has announced that it has concluded a reinvestigation to update the normal values and export prices respecting rebar originating in or exported from China, South Korea, Turkey, Belarus, Taiwan, the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China, Japan, Portugal and Spain, and the amounts of subsidy of certain rebar originating in or exported from China. Accordingly, the CBSA stated that specific normal values... Read More
US ITC affirms antidumping duties for wire rod imports from Belarus, Russia and UAE
The United States International Trade Commission (US ITC) today affirmed the US Department of Commerce’s (US DOC) final determinations in the investigation of imports of carbon and certain alloy steel wire rod from Belarus, Russia, and the United Arab Emirates. As a result of the US ITC’s affirmative determinations, the US DOC will issue antidumping duty orders on imports of this product from Belarus, Russia, and the United Arab Emirates. Final... Read More
Canada starts antidumping reinvestigation againts rebar imports from several countries
The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) has announced that it has initiated an antidumping duty reinvestigation to update the normal values and export prices respecting certain concrete reinforcing bar (rebar) originating in or exported from China, South Korea, Turkey, Belarus, Taiwan, the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China, Japan, Portugal and Spain and a countervailing duty reinvestigation to update... Read More
US DOC announced final antidumping margins on wire rod imports from Belarus, Russia, and UAE
The US Department of Commerce (US DOC) determines that imports of carbon and alloy steel wire rod from Belarus, Russia, and the United Arab Emirates are being, or are likely to be, sold in the United States at less than fair value. The final estimated weighted-average dumping margins are as follows: Belarus BSW (BMZ) : 280.02% Russia Abinsk Electric Steel Works Ltd :... Read More
US DOC announced final antidumping duties on wire rod imports from Belarus, Russia, UAE
The US Department of Commerce (US DOC) has announced its final determinations in the antidumping duty investigation of imports of carbon and alloy steel wire rod from Belarus, Russia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Accordingly, the US DOC calculated the below final dumping margins for the mentioned imports from the three countries: Belarus Belarus-Wide Entity : 280.02% Russia Abinsk... Read More
US DOC sets preliminary margins against wire rod imports from Belarus, Russia, and the UAE
The United States Department of Commerce (US DOC) announced preliminary findings that carbon and alloy steel wire rod from Belarus, Russia and the United Arab Emirates are being dumped in the US market. Preliminary margins are set as follows: Belarus : 280.02 percent Russia : 436.80-756.93 percent UAE ... Read More
Short Range Outlook – September 2017
Further improvements in global long steel market amid lack of pressure from China Demand in the global long steel products market is good and has even been increasing slightly in almost all markets as there is no pressure from China on the international market. Strong domestic steel consumption in China reduces prospects for Chinese exports Some months ago, the consensus of steel sector analysts was that steel demand in China would decrease during... Read More