Chinese miners demand antidumping investigation over iron ore imports from Brazil and Australia
Chinese miners are demanding an antidumping investigation over the imports of iron ore from Brazil and Australia, the world’s leading suppliers for the commodity, a media report said this week. Citing a statement from the Metallurgical Miners’ Association of China, Reuters said more than 20 Chinese miners called for tougher measures for the imported commodity coming from Brazil and Australia. The association said “a huge volume” of low-priced... Read More
Brazil initiates antidumping investigation for rebar imports from Turkey
The Brazilian government has announced that it has initiated an antidumping investigation on rebar imports from Turkey. The investigation was launched upon the complaint lodged by local producers Gerdau and ArcelorMittal, which claimed that rebar imports from Turkey were dumped and have been causing material injury to the domestic industry. The investigation covers the period between July 2014 and June 2015. In their application, Gerdau and ArcelorMittal... Read More
Short Range Outlook : September 2015
Long steel demand reasonable in Europe and North America for the season Trade for long steel products has been slower due to summer breaks in the northern hemisphere, although demand in Europe and North America could be described as reasonable for the season. Oversupply remains biggest problem Some oil producer countries are showing the effects of oil price reductions in terms of lower demand and currency devaluations that restrict imports. Oversupply... Read More
Short Range Outlook : June 2014
Healthy demand but persisting concerns in global long steel products market Demand has continued to improve in the global long steel products market, especially in the Americas and the EU. The US market remains particularly healthy demandwise, though supply is still very high, leading to worries that the market may have peaked. Commercial activity is increasing in Central and South America, with the exception of Brazil where the market appears to... Read More
US ITC affirms AD orders on wire rod from six countries, revokes Ukraine’s
USITC (The US International Trade Commission) made its determinations in its five-year (sunset) reviews concerning Carbon and Certain Alloy Steel Wire Rod from Brazil, Indonesia, Mexico, Moldova, Trinidad and Tobago, and Ukraine. The commission made affirmative determinations with respect to the existing countervailing duty order on carbon and certain alloy steel wire rod from Brazil and the existing antidumping duty orders on this product from Brazil,... Read More
US DOC voted to keep AD & CVD orders on certain wire rod imports
The final determination of the US Department of Commerce (DOC) in the expedited sunset reviews of the antidumping orders on carbon and certain alloy wire rods from the below listed countries was made on October the 23rd, and the DOC concluded that the revocation of the orders would likely lead to the continuation of recurrence of dumping. The list of the countries subject to ad/CVD orders is as follows: Brazil Indonesia Mexico Moldova Trinidad... Read More