IREPAS statement on US DOC’s Section 232 recommendations
IREPAS is convinced that, if the United States imposes the import remedy options which have been recommended by the US Department of Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross following the conclusion of the Section 232 investigation into steel imports, American steel users will have to face much higher steel prices compared to the other parts of the world, which will certainly devastate many steel-using industries in the US. IREPAS affirms its belief that free... Read More
US DOC releases recommendations for steel tariffs or quotas under Section 232
US Department of Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross publicly released his recommendations to the president following the conclusion of the Section 232 investigation into steel imports, with three import remedy options: A global 24 percent tariff on all steel imports from all countries. A tariff of at least 53 percent on steel imports from Brazil, China, Costa Rica, Egypt, India, Malaysia, Korea, Russia, South Africa, Thailand, Turkey and Vietnam. A quota... Read More
US ITC issues injury determination in case against wire rod from Ukraine and South Africa
The United States International Trade Commission (US ITC) today determined that a US industry is materially injured or threatened with material injury by reason of imports of carbon and alloy steel wire rod from South Africa and Ukraine that the US Department of Commerce (US DOC) has determined are sold in the United States at less than fair value. Chairman Rhonda K. Schmidtlein, Vice Chairman David S. Johanson, and Commissioners Irving A. Williamson... Read More
UPDATED: India may implement export duty on electrodes and likely to review the antidumping duty
In the new budget for 2018-19, the Indian government has made it possible to collect a 20 percent export tax on graphite electrodes to improve domestic supplies and promote the electric arc furnace (EAF) route of steelmaking in the country, however the export duty on the product in question remains nil for the time being. The 20 percent export tax might become effective anytime after April 1, the date the new budget comes into force, when the government... Read More
Australia terminates the dumping investigation on two Indonesian exporters
Australia’s Antidumping Commission has announced that within the scope of its antidumping duty investigation regarding reinforcing bar imports from Greece, Indonesia, Spain (by Nervacero S.A), Taiwan (by Power Steel Co. Ltd) and Thailand, it has decided to terminate the investigation in relation to Indonesian exporters PT Ispat Panca Putera and PT Putra Baja Deli since the dumping margin for the two companies is less than two percent. The investigation... Read More
Short Range Outlook : January 2018
Very positive prospects for global long steel market in 2018 The supply and demand balance in the global long steel products market has improved and may now be described as excellent. Demand remains strong almost everywhere and sentiment is also very good. It seems that 2018 will be a replica of 2017 as the prospects are very positive. China has been the main story in 2017 China has been the main story in 2017. It is not exactly out of the market:... Read More
Ukraine imposes antidumping duty on imports of rebar and wire rod from Russia
The Ukrainian Interdepartmental Commission on International Trade has announced that it has imposed a definitive antidumping (AD) duty on imports of reinforcing bar and wire rod from Russia for a period of five years. The decision will come into effect 60 days after the official publication of the decision. The antidumping duty rates are announced as follows: Reinforcing bar (diameter 6 – 40 mm) : 15.21 percent Wire rod (diameter 5.5 mm -... 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
Algeria abolishes import license system
Algerian trade minister Mohamed Benmeradi has announced the abolition of the import license system in the country as of January 1, 2018, for all products, except for imports of vehicles. It was declared that the system “has shown its limits”, it was a bureaucratic system that “lacked transparency”, and sometimes it has caused supply problems, leading to price hikes in the Algerian market. The aim of the license system was... Read More
Egypt maintains antidumping duties on rebar imports
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... Read More