EU announces 2007 steel quotas for Kazakhstan, Russia, and Ukraine

The European Commission (EC) has announced the steel quotas allocated to Kazakhstan, Russia, and Ukraine for 2007. As previously reported by SteelOrbis, the European Commission signed separate agreements with Kazakhstan, Russia, and Ukraine regarding trade of certain steel products. The agreements with the subject countries were signed on July 19, 2005, on November 3, 2005, and on July 29, 2005, respectively. Since these agreements are to expire on December 31, 2006, the EC has released new steel quotas for these countries, to be effective as of January 1, 2007 to December 31, 2007. The quotas are similar to those of 2006. The steel quotas for 2007 are as follows:

Product                         Kazakhstan      Russia       Ukraine
SA Flat products 
SA1 Coils                           87,125     930,975       153,750
SA2 Heavy plate                          0     195,358       356,700
SA3 Other flat products            117,875     399,485        99,425
SA4 Alloyed products                            99,507
SA5 Alloyed quarto plates                       22,047
SA6 Alloyed CR and coated sheet                102,597
SB Long products 
SB1 Beams                                       46,072        30,750
SB2 Wire rod                                   176,993       128,125
SB3 Other long products                        299,685       235,750

Total:                            205,000    2,272,719     1,004,500