DOC announces initiation of AD, CVD review on many steel products

DOC announces initiation of AD, CVD review on many steel products

The US Department of Commerce (DOC) announced yesterday the initiation of administrative reviews of antidumping and countervailing duties with a September anniversary month. The DOC has initiated administrative reviews of the antidumping orders against the following steel products and producers:

Product/Country                           Producers
 
Steel Concrete Rebar
 
Latvia.........................Joint Stock Company Liepajas Metalurgs
 
South Korea....................Dongil Industries Company
                               Dongkuk Steel Mill Company
                               Hanbo Iron & Steel Company 
                               INIsteel 
                               Kosteel Company 
                               Korea Iron and Steel Company
 
Stainless Steel Wire Rod 
 
South Korea...................Changwon Specialty Steel Company 
                              Dongbang Specialty Steel Company 
 
Sweden........................Fagersta Stainless AB
 
Taiwan........................Walsin Lihwa Corporation 

The antidumping administrative reviews cover the period September 1, 2004 through August 31, 2005. The DOC has initiated administrative reviews of the countervailing duty orders against the following steel products and producers:

Product/Country                           Producers
 
Certain Hot-Rolled Flat-Rolled 
Carbon Quality Steel Products
 
Brazil........................Companhia Siderurgica Nacional (CSN)
                              Companhia Siderurgica de Tubarao (CST)
                              Usinas Siderurgicas de Minas Gerais 
                              Companhia Siderurgica Paulista

These countervailing duty administrative reviews cover the calendar year 2004.