US DOC lowers antidumping duty on wire rod imports from POSCO
The US Department of Commerce (DOC) has announced the final results of its administrative review of the antidumping duty order on carbon and alloy steel wire rod imported from South Korean steel producer POSCO for the period between October 31, 2017 and April 30, 2019. Accordingly, the US DOC has determined that POSCO’s sales of the subject goods were made below normal value during the period of review and calculated weighted average dumping margins... Read More
Canada issues preliminary antidumping margins on rebar from seven countries
The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) has announced the preliminary determination of its antidumping (AD) duty investigation against certain concrete reinforcing bar imports from Algeria, Egypt, Indonesia, Italy, Malaysia, Singapore and Vietnam. The investigation was initiated in September 2020, after a complaint filed by the below domestic steelmakers AltaSteel Inc. ArcelorMittal Long Products Canada G.P. Gerdau Ameristeel Corporation. The products... Read More
Canada starts antidumping probe on rebar imports from Oman and Russia
The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) has announced that it has initiated an antidumping duty investigation on certain concrete reinforcing bar up to 56.4 mm from Oman and Russia. The products subject to antidumping duty investigation currently fall under Customs Tariff Statistics Position Numbers 7213.10.00.00, 7214.20.00.00, 7215.90.00.90 and 7227.90.00.90. Read More
Ukraine levies import duty on imports of reinforcing bars from Belarus
According to a statement published in the country’s Official Gazette on November 25, Ukraine has imposed a special customs duty on imports of reinforcing bars from Belarus, citing Belarus’s discriminatory and unfriendly acts against Ukrainian exporters of similar products. Accordingly, Ukraine’s interdepartmental commission on international trade has imposed a 16.08 percent special customs duty on ex-Belarus steel deformed bars of up to 40 mm... Read More
US DOC issues preliminary review results for reinforcing bars from Turkey
The US Department of Commerce (DOC) has announced the preliminary results of its administrative review of the antidumping duty order on steel concrete reinforcing bar from Turkey. During the review period from July 1, 2018, to June 30, 2019, Turkish rebar producers were found to have made sales of rebar at less than normal value. Accordingly, the DOC has calculated the following weighted-average dumping margins: Icdas ... Read More
Short Range Outlook : November 2020
Global longs market becomes even more regionalized amid widespread protectionism The global long steel products market is becoming even more regionalized. All the safeguard measures, tariffs and antidumping and countervailing cases are reducing the global exchange of products more and more. The Covid-19 pandemic gives producers in certain markets the pretext to lobby their governments with even more arguments to get their domestic markets protected... Read More
EU initiates expiry review on imports of wire rod from China
The European Commission has announced that it has initiated an expiry review of the antidumping duty on imports of wire rod from China. The application for the review was filed by the European Steel Association (EUROFER), alleging that the expiry of the existing measures would be likely to result in continuation or recurrence of dumping and injury to the EU industry. The investigation of a continuation or recurrence of dumping will cover the period... Read More
US DOC issues final results of antidumping review on certain reinforcing bars from Taiwan
The US Department of Commerce (DOC) has announced its final results of the administrative review of antidumping (AD) on imports of steel concrete reinforcing bar from Taiwan. As a result of the review on antidumping duties, the DOC has determined that Taiwan-based Power Steel Co. Ltd made sales of steel concrete reinforcing bar in the US at less than normal value during the period of review, March 7, 2017, through September 30, 2018. The DOC calculated... Read More
Canada starts antidumping probe on rebar imports from seven countries
The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) has announced that it has initiated an antidumping duty investigation on certain concrete reinforcing bar from Algeria, Egypt, Indonesia, Italy, Malaysia, Singapore and Vietnam, after a complaint filed by Canadian steelmakers AltaSteel Inc., ArcelorMittal Long products Canada G.P. and Gerdau Ameristeel Corporation. The products subject to antidumping duty investigation currently fall under Customs Tariff Statistics... Read More
83rd IREPAS meeting : Global long steel demand more or less same as before pandemic
The 83rd meeting of IREPAS (the International Rebar Exporters and Producers Association) was held as a virtual event to ensure the health and well-being of all participants, on September 21, 2020 in conjunction with the SteelOrbis Fall’20 Conference. There were 205 producer representatives among the 627 registered delegates from a total of 53 different countries. There were also 73 registrations representing 35 different raw material suppliers. At... Read More