Earlier on December 25, the U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) announced the initiation of administrative reviews of antidumping and countervailing duty orders with a November anniversary month.
The DOC initiated administrative reviews of the antidumping orders involving the following steel products:
1. Certain Hot-Rolled Carbon Steel Flat Products from China (A-570-865) -- Shanghai Baosteel International Economic & Trading Co., Ltd.; Baoshan Iron and Steel Co., Ltd.; Baosteel Group Corporation; Shanghai Baosteel Group Corporation; Baosteel Group International Trade Corp.; Angang Steel Company, Ltd.; Angang Group International Trade Corporation; New Iron and Steel Co., Ltd.; Angang Group Hong Kong Co., Ltd.; and Anshan Iron & Steel Group (and all affiliated entities).
2. Certain Cut-to-Length Carbon Steel Plate from China (570-849) -- Anshan Iron & Steel Group (AISCO/ Anshan International/Sincerely Asia Ltd.); Baoshan (Bao/Baoshan International Trade Corp./Bao Steel Metals Trading Corp., Shanghai Baosteel Group Corporation, and Baoshan Iron and Steel Co., Ltd.; Shanghai Pudong Steel & Iron Co.) Baosteel Group; and Hunan Valin Xiangtan Iron & Steel Co., Ltd.
3. Circular Welded Non-Alloy Steel Pipe (Standard Pipe) from Korea (A-580-809) -- SeAH Steel Corporation; Hyundai HYSCO; Husteel Co., Ltd.; Daewoo International Corporation; Miju Steel Making Co.; Samsun Steel Co., Ltd.; Kukje Steel Co., Ltd.; Nexteel Co., Ltd.; MSteel Co., Ltd.; Kumkang Industrial Co., Ltd.; 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.; Tianjin Shuangjie Steel Pipe Co.; and A-JU Besteel Co., Ltd.
4. Circular Welded Non-Alloy Steel Pipe and Tube (Standard Pipe) from Mexico (A-201-805) -- Hylsa, S.A. de C.V.; Mueller Comercial de Mexico, S. de R.L. de C.V.; Niples del Norte, S.A. de C.V.; Productos Laminados de Aceros, S.A. de C.V. Tuberias Procasa S.A. de C.V.; PYTCO, S.A. de C.V.; Tuberia Nacional, S.A. de C.V.; and Ternium Mexico, S.A. de C.V.
5. Certain Hot-Rolled Carbon Steel Flat Products A-549-817 from Thailand -- G J Steel Public Company Limited (formerly Nakornthai Strip Mill Public Company Limited); and G Steel Public Company Limited.
These administrative reviews cover the period from November 1, 2007 through October 31, 2008.
There were no initiations of any administrative reviews of countervailing duty orders involving steel products.