On August 1, 2006, the US Department of Commerce (DOC) initiated the sunset reviews of the antidumping duty orders on certain hot-rolled carbon steel flat products from Argentina, China, India, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Romania, South Africa, Taiwan, Thailand, and Ukraine. On the basis of the notices of intent to participate and adequate substantive responses filed on behalf of domestic interested parties and inadequate responses from respondent interested parties, the DOC conducted expedited (120-day) sunset reviews of these orders. As a result of these sunset reviews, the DOC has found that revocation of these AD orders would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping at the following weighted-average margins:
Countries/Producers Margin (percent) Argentina Siderar SAIC..................................44.59 All others....................................40.60 China Angang Group International Trade Co. Ltd., New Iron & Steel Co., Ltd., and Angang GroupHong Kong Co., Ltd................31.09 Shanghai Baosteel Group Corporation, Baoshan Iron & Steel Co., Ltd., and Baosteel Group International Trade Corporation.............................12.39 Benxi Iron & Steel Group International Economic & Trade Co., Ltd., Bengang Steel Plates Co., Ltd, and Benxi Iron & Steel Group Co., Ltd.............57.19 Panzhihua Iron and Steel (Group) Co...........65.59 Wuhan Iron and Steel Group Corporation........65.59 China-wide rate...............................90.83 India Ispat Industries Ltd..........................44.40 Essar Steel Ltd...............................36.53 All others....................................38.72 Indonesia PT Krakatau Steel Corp........................47.86 All others....................................47.86 Kazakhstan Ispat Karmet.................................243.46 All others...................................243.46 Romania Sidex, S.A., Sidex Trading SRL, and Sidex International Plc.......................16.34 Metalexportimport S.A.........................18.04 Metanef S.A...................................21.59 Metagrimex Business Group S.A.................16.29 All others....................................88.62 South Africa Highveld Steel and Vanadium Corporation Limited............................9.28 Iscor Limited/Saldanha Steel Limited...........9.28 All others.....................................9.28 Taiwan An Feng Steel Co., Ltd........................29.14 China Steel Corporation/Yieh Loong............29.14 All others....................................20.28 Thailand Siam Strip Mill Public Co., Ltd...............20.30 All others.....................................4.44 Ukraine All others....................................90.33