US DOC calculated 2.13 percent final dumping margin on Mexican wire rod
The US Department of Commerce (DOC) published the final results of its administrative review of the antidumping order on carbon and certain alloy steel wire rod from Mexico, on May 12th. The subject review covered one Mexican producer/exporter and its affiliated U.S. importer – Deacero S.A.P.I. de C.V. and Deacero USA, Inc. (collectively “Deacero”) – during the period from October 1, 2012 through September 30, 2013. The DOC calculated a final... Read More
Short Range Outlook : May 2015
Decent demand in global long steel market but excess supply still prevails The recent increase in metallics prices has imparted positive momentum to demand in the global long steel products market. Demand is still good in North and Central America and in some countries in South America. On the other hand, customers have been heavily destocking during the entire first quarter in some other markets, reducing buying quantities in these markets. Long... Read More
EU initiates anti dumping investigation for Chinese high fatigue performance rebar
The European Commission has announced that it has initiated an antidumping (AD) duty investigation regarding high fatigue performance (HRP) rebar imports from China. The investigation has been launched following the application filed by the European Steel Association (EUROFER), alleging that imports of the product under investigation from the country concerned have increased overall in absolute terms and in terms of market share. The products subject... Read More
Australia extends AD investigation on wire rod in coils
Australia’s Antidumping Commission has announced that it has extended the antidumping (AD) duty investigation against imports of hot rolled wire rod in coils with diameter of less than 14 mm from Indonesia, Taiwan and Turkey. The final decision will now be made on May 13. The investigation was launched in April 2014 upon the application made by Australian steel producer OneSteel Manufacturing Pty Ltd (OneSteel). The products subject to the antidumping... Read More
Australia extended dumping investigation on rebar imports again
Australia’s Antidumping Commission has announced that it has further extended the antidumping (AD) duty investigation against rebar imports from South Korea, Malaysia, Singapore, Spain, Taiwan, Thailand and Turkey, to be able to conduct verification of exporters’ data,. The final decision now will be made on or before August 17, 2015. The investigation had already been extended in February. The commission imposed a preliminary antidumping... Read More
Australia announced preliminary AD decision against wire rod imports
Australia’s Antidumping Commission has announced its preliminary decision regarding the antidumping (AD) investigation against imports of hot rolled wire rod in coils with diameter of less than 14 mm from Indonesia, Taiwan and Turkey. The investigation was launched in April 2014 following an application filed by the Australian steel producer OneSteel Manufacturing Pty Ltd (OneSteel). The commission has calculated preliminary dumping margins... Read More
Australia extended AD duty investigation on certain rebar imports
Australia’s Antidumping Commission has announced that it has extended the antidumping (AD) duty investigation against rebar imports from South Korea, Malaysia, Singapore, Spain, Taiwan, Thailand and Turkey, due to the large number of countries involved in the investigation. The final decision now will be made on or before May 7, 2015. The investigation was launched in October 2014 upon the application of domestic steel producer OneSteel Manufacturing... Read More
Australia extended AD investigation against wire rod imports once again
Australia’s Antidumping Commission has announced that it has extended the period for its antidumping (AD) duty investigation against imports of wire rod in coils from Indonesia, Taiwan and Turkey once again, this time until April 15, 2015. The commission had already extended the deadline to January 15, 2015 back in October 2014. The antidumping duty investigation in question was launched in April 2014 upon the application made by Australian... Read More
US DOC publishes final AD & CVD margins for Chinese wire rod imports
The US Department of Commerce (DOC) published the antidumping (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) orders on carbon and certain alloy steel wire rod from China. The final dumping margins in the AD investigation are: I. Three “separate rate” companies: 106.19%. Hunan Valin Xiangtan Iron & Steel Co., Ltd.; Jiangsu Shagang International Trade Co., Ltd.; Rizhao Steel Wire Co., Ltd. II. China-wide rate (i.e., all other Chinese producers and exporters)... Read More
Malaysia extended deadline for preliminary AD decision on rebar imports
Malaysian authorities have announced on the country’s official gazette on Monday, December 29th that; the time period for the antidumping duty investigation on reinforcing steel bar imports from China and South Korea was extended by an additional thirty days from January 1, 2015 until January 30, 2015. The investigation was initiated on September 2, 2014, following a petition filed by domestic steel producer Ann Joo Steel Berhad. Read More