Anti dumping investigation in Australia against wire rod imports
Australia’s Anti Dumping Commission has announced initiation of an antidumping investigation against imports of hot rolled wire rod in coils with a diameter of less than 14 mm which fall under the Customs Tariff Statistics Position Numbers 7213.91.00 and 7227.90.90, from Indonesia, Taiwan and Turkey. The investigation is initiated basis application by the Australian steel producer OneSteel Manufacturing Pty Ltd (OneSteel), which alledges that... Read More
Short Range Outlook : February 2014
Difficulties in emerging markets adversely impact long steel business The annualized crude steel production of the world steel industry in December last year decreased to 1.521 billion metric tons as the average daily rate of production declined by 2.5 percent in the given month compared to the previous month. The capacity utilization rate of the industry was 74.2 percent in December. According to the World Steel Association (worldsteel), the 65... Read More
AD and CVD duty petition against wire rod imports from China to the US
An antidumping and countervailing duty petition against imports of wire rod from China is filed by a coalition of US producers of carbon and certain alloy steel wire rod. The coalition is comprised of the following producers: Nucor ArcelorMittal USA Charter Steel Evraz Rocky Mountain Steel Gerdau Ameristeel Keystone Consolidated Industries filed China is now the largest source of wire rod imports in the US, and the filed antidumping and countervailing... Read More
Administrative review of wire rod imports from Mexico to the US initiated
The US Department of Commerce announced the initiation of an adminsitrative review of the antidumping orders on carbon and certain alloy steel wire rod from Mexico – Deacero S.A. de C.V. on December 3rd, 2013. The period of review is October 1, 2012 through September 30, 2013. 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
Interview with Rebar&Wire Rod Suppliers Committee Chairman Kim Marti
IREPAS Rebar & Wire Rod Suppliers Committee Chairman Kim Marti was interviewed during our 68th meeting in Doha, Qatar. Read More