IREPAS in Athens: Global longs market in much better shape compared to 2016, but China needs to be watched
The 77th meeting of IREPAS (International Rebar Exporters and Producers Association) was held in Athens, Greece on September 24-26, 2017. There were 134 producer representatives among the 433 registered delegates from 44 different countries. There were also 76 registrations representing 43 different raw material suppliers. At the opening of the conference, Murat Cebecioglu, chairman of IREPAS, said he believed the outlook for the next quarter is very... 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
New Zealand starts antidumping duty probe for rebar imports from China and Malaysia
New Zealand’s Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment has announced that it has initiated an antidumping (AD) investigation regarding reinforcing steel bar and coil imports from China and Malaysia and a countervailing duty (CVD) investigation for the same products imported from China. The investigations was launched upon the complaint from Pacific Steel, the sole producer of rebar in New Zealand, claiming that the mentioned goods imported... Read More
Final margins for rebar imports from Taiwan to the US are announced
On July 21, 2017, the US Department of Commerce (DOC) announced its affirmative final determination in the antidumping duty (AD) investigation of imports of steel concrete reinforcing bar from Taiwan. Mandatory respondents Power Steel Co., Ltd. and Lo-Toun Steel and Iron Works Co., Ltd. received final dumping margins of 3.50 percent and 32.01 percent, respectively. The DOC assigned the final margin of 3.50 percent to all other producers/exporters... Read More
US DOC revised final margins for rebar imports from Turkey
The US Department of Commerce (DOC) has announced that it has revised the final dumping and subsidy margins and cash deposit rates imposed on reinforcing bar imports from Turkey based on affirmative final determinations by the DOC and the US International Trade Administration (ITC). The DOC stated that it is amending its affirmative final determination for Turkey to correct ministerial errors. Accordingly, the new final dumping margins range between... Read More
Australia initiated antidumping review on rod in coils imports from China’s Zenith
Australia’s Antidumping Commission has announced that it has initiated a review regarding the antidumping order on imports of steel rod in coils from Chinese company Zenith Steel Group Co., Ltd (Zenith) to examine whether the variable factors relevant to the taking of the antidumping measures have changed. The review launched upon the application lodged by Zenith covers the period between April 1, 2016 and March 31, 2017 and covers the exports... Read More
Australia initiates antidumping review on rebar imports from China’s Zenith and Yonggang
Australia’s Antidumping Commission has announced that it has initiated a review regarding the antidumping order on imports of reinforcing bar from Chinese companies Zenith Steel Group Co., Ltd. (Zenith) and Jiangsu Yonggang Group Co., Ltd. (Yonggang) to examine whether the variable factors relevant to the taking of the antidumping measures have changed. The review launched upon the application lodged by Zenith and Yonggang covers the period... Read More
Final antidumping decision for billet imports from China to Pakistan
Pakistan’s National Tariff Commission has announced the final results of its antidumping duty investigation on imports of continuous casting billets from China. Accordingly, the commission has determined that the domestic industry suffered material injury due to the significant increase in the volume of dumped imports, significant price undercutting by the dumped imports, a decline in market share, a decline in sales, a decline in return on investment,... Read More
Australia started antidumping duty probe for rebar imports
Australia’s Antidumping Commission has announced that it has initiated an antidumping duty investigation regarding reinforcing bar imports from Greece, Indonesia, Spain (imports by Nervacero S.A), Taiwan (imports by Power Steel Co. Ltd) and Thailand. The application lodged by Australian steelmaker OneSteel Manufacturing Pty Ltd claims that the goods have been exported to Australia at prices less than their normal value and that the dumping has caused... Read More