EC AD measures against seamless pipes and tubes come into force

The European Commission (EC) decision to impose antidumping duties, the amount of which was defined June 27, 2006, on imports of certain seamless pipes and tubes from Croatia, Romania, Russia and Ukraine come into force today. According to the final decision, the EC established the duties levels as the following:

Country/Producer                           Duty level

Croatia 
All companies................................29.8 percent
Romania
S.C. T.M.K- Artrom S.A.......................17.8 percent
S.C. Mittal Steel Roman S.A...................7.7 percent
S.C Silicotubub S.A..........................11.7 percent
All other companies...........................7.8 percent
Russia 
Chelyabinsk Tube Rolling Plant...............24.1 percent
Pervouralsky Novotrubny Works................24.1 percent
All other companies..........................35.8 percent
Ukraine
OJSC Dnepropetrovsk Tube Works...............12.3 percent
CJSC Nikopolsky Seamless Tubes Plant Niko....25.1 percent
OJSC Nizhnedneprovsky Tube Rolling Plant.....25.1 percent
CJSC Nikopol Steel Pipe Plant Yutist.........25.7 percent
All other companies..........................25.7 percent 

The duties are imposed for a period of five years starting as of today. On March 31, 2005, the EC initiated AD investigation against seamless pipes and tubes imports from Croatia, Romania, Russia and Ukraine, upon the petitions filed by Austrian Voestalpine Tubula, French Vallourec & Mannersmann, German Benteler Stahl/Rohr GmbH, V&M-Deutschland GmbH, Italian Dalmine S.p.a and Spanish Tubos Reunidos.