Saudi Arabia ends export ban on steel products
Saudi Arabia has ended its export ban on cement and rebar since the construction industry in the country is suffering from the impact of lower oil prices, which has resulted in the government cutting back on spending on many projects, according to a report by Reuters. According to Reuters, among the conditions that firms in both the cement and steel sectors will have to meet in order to export goods is payment of the difference in energy costs between... Read More
Australia imposes antidumping duty on rebar imports from China
Australia’s Antidumping Commission has announced that it has decided to impose definitive antidumping duty on rebar imports from China. The commission has increased the duties from the preliminary duties which ranged between 5.8 percent and 17.8 percent. Accordingly, the antidumping duties are as follows: Shandong Shiheng Special Steel Group : 15.3 percent Shandong... Read More
IREPAS in Lisbon: Exciting times finally here after depressing period
The 74th meeting of IREPAS (International Rebar Exporters and Producers Association) was held in Lisbon, Portugal on April 10-12, 2016. There were 70 producer representatives among the 261 registered delegates from 35 different countries. There were also 35 registrations representing 25 different raw material suppliers. At the opening of the SteelOrbis 2016 Spring Conference & 74th IREPAS Meeting held in Lisbon on April 10-12, Kim Marti, the international... Read More
EEC imposes antidumping duty on rebar imports from Ukraine
The Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC), the executive body of the Eurasian Economic Union (EEU) which includes Belarus, Kazakhstan, Russia and Armenia, has announced that it has decided to impose antidumping duty on rebar imports from Ukraine. The investigation was launched in November 2013. The duty rates are announced as follows: Enakievskiy Steel Mill : 10.11 percent ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih : 9.32... Read More
EU starts antidumping investigation for rebar imports from Belarus
The European Commission (EC) has announced that it has started an antidumping investigation for certain concrete reinforcement bar and rod imports from Belarus upon a complaint received from the European Steel Association (EUROFER) alleging that the mentioned imports are being dumped and are thereby causing material injury to the EU industry. The investigation will cover the period between January 1, 2015 and December 31, 2015. The investigation will... Read More
US DOC recalculated antidumping margin on rebar imports from Turkey
The US Department of Commerce has recalculated the antidumping duty on reinforcing bar imports from Turkey, as per sources. The US DOC had calculated the antidumping duty rate for reinforcing bar imports from Turkey as zero percent in its final decision made on September 9, 2014. However, the US industry appealed the DOC’s final determination to the US Court of International Trade (CIT). Accordingly, the DOC has amended the dumping margin for reinforcing... Read More
Short Range Outlook : March 2016
Improved conditions finally observed in global long steel market Conditions in the global long steel market is better as demand is steady or has edged up. Good news on demand side The long steel products market had recently fallen to price levels that made no economic sense and doing business had become questionable. The steel world dropped off into a senseless across-the-board price erosion from October 2015 until mid-February 2016. However, there... Read More
Antidumping duty requested on Deacero’s rebar exports to Chile
Chile’s CAP Acero and Gerdau requested that the Chilean price distortion commission, CNDP, investigate antidumping practices over the imports of rebar from Mexican producer Deacero, according to a document filing published at the nation’s Diario Oficial, Chile’s official gazette. According to the filing, Deacero exported rebar to Chile at lower prices. CNDP used ex-works export prices from Monterrey as well as effective export prices as a base... Read More
India announced minimum import prices
India’s Ministry of Commerce and Industry has announced a minimum import price for steel imports, valid for six months from the date of notification, February 5, or until further announcements. Imports covered by letters of credit already entered into before the date of notification will be exempt from the minimum import price implementation. The minimum steel import prices for steel billets, reinforcing bars and wire rods are as follows: Billets ... Read More
Australia revises preliminary antidumping duty rates on imports of rebar from China
Australia’s Antidumping Commission has announced that it has revised its preliminary antidumping duty rates for reinforcing bar imports from China. The revised duty rates are as follows: Shandong Shiheng Special Steel Group : 9.3 percent Shandong Iron and Steel Company Limited, Laiwu Company : 5.8 percent Jiangsu Yonggang Group Co. Ltd. : 13.5 percent Hunan Valin Xiangtan Iron & Steel Co. Ltd : 11.3 percent Uncooperative and all other exporters... Read More