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US DOC raises preliminary antidumping duty rates for Mexican rebar
The US Department of Commerce (DOC) announced new preliminary antidumping duties against reinforcing bar imports from Mexico after an administrative review. During the review period of Nov. 1, 2017 to Oct. 31, 2018, Mexican reinforcing bar producers Deacero and Grupo Simec were found to have made sales of reinforcing bar at less than normal value. [...]
US announced new sanctions on Iran
The Trump administration announced today new sanctions on Iran, with specific sanctions against the country’s largest iron and steel manufacturers. “The President is issuing an executive order authorizing the imposition of additional sanctions against any individual owning, operating, trading with, or assisting sectors of the Iranian economy including construction, manufacturing, textiles, and mining,” US Treasury [...]