On January 11, the
US Department of Commerce (DOC) announced in the Federal Register the affirmative final results of its antidumping (AD) duty administrative review for
stainless steel bar from
Brazil, not making any changes from the preliminary determination.
As a result of its administrative review covering February 1, 2009, through January 31, 2010, the
US DOC has determined a final dumping margin of 4.07 percent for Villares Metals S.A.
The petitioners in the investigation are Carpenter Technology Corporation, Valbruna Slater Satinless, Electralloy Corporation, a division of G.O. Carlson, Inc., Outokumpu
Stainless Bar, Inc. and Universal
Stainless.
The current margins in force for the product in question imported from
Brazil are 3.7 percent for Villares Metals and 19.43 percent for all other producers/exporters.
Imports of steel plate are currently classified in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) under subheadings, 7222.10.0005, 7222.10.0050, 7222.20.0005, 7222.20.0045, 7222.20.0075 and 7222.30.0000.