On August 24, the US Department of Commerce (DOC) announced the partial rescission of its antidumping (AD) duty administrative review on circular welded non-alloy steel pipe from South Korea.
As SteelOrbis previously reported, on December 24, 2008 the DOC initiated an administrative review of the following producers and/or exporters of the subject merchandise covering the period November 1, 2007, through October 31, 2008: SeAH Steel Corporation (SeAH); Hyundai HYSCO; Husteel Co., Ltd. (Husteel); Daewoo International Corporation; Miju Steel Making Co.; Samsun Steel Co., Ltd. (Samsun); Kukje Steel Co., Ltd.; Nexteel Co., Ltd. (Nexteel); MSteel Co., Ltd.; Kumkang Industrial Co., Ltd. (Kumkang); Histeel Co., Ltd.; Hyundai Corporation; Dongbu Steel Co., Ltd.; Dong-A-Steel Co., Ltd.; Korea Iron & Steel Co., Ltd.; Union Pipe Manufacturing Co., Ltd.; Union Steel Co., Ltd.; Tianjin Huanbohai Import & Export Co.; Huludao Steel Pipe Industrial Co., Ltd.; Huludao City Steel Pipe; Benxi Northern Steel Pipes Co.; and Tianjin Shuangjie Steel Pipe Co.
On July 31, 2009, Wheatland withdrew its request for a review of Kumkang. Wheatland is the only party to have requested a review of Kumkang. In response to Wheatland's request, the DOC has hereby rescinded the administrative review for Kumkang for the period November 1, 2007, through October 31, 2008.
Also, in April, 2009, in response to Wheatland's and US Steel's withdrawal of their requests for an administrative review of the below-listed South Korean producers and/or exporters of subject merchandise, the DOC rescinded the administrative review, for the period November 1, 2007, through October 31, 2008, for the following companies: Husteel; Daewoo International Corporation; Miju Steel Making Co.; Samsun; Kukje Steel Co., Ltd.; MSteel Co., Ltd.; Histeel Co., Ltd.; Hyundai Corporation; Dong-A Steel Co., Ltd.; Union Pipe Manufacturing Co., Ltd.; Tianjin Huanbohai Import & Export Co.; Huludao Steel Pipe Industrial Co., Ltd.; Huludao City Steel Pipe; Benxi Northern Steel Pipes Co.; and Tianjin Shuangjie Steel Pipe Co.