The US Department of Commerce (DOC) has announced the partial rescission of the antidumping (AD) duty administrative review of circular welded non-alloy steel pipe from South Korea, effective from April 14, 2009.
On December 1, 2008, Wheatland Tube Company (Wheatland), a domestic producer of subject merchandise, and United States Steel Corporation (US Steel), an interested party, timely requested an administrative review of the AD duty order on circular welded non-alloy steel pipe from South Korea for the period November 1, 2007, through October 31, 2008.
Accordingly, Wheatland requested the DOC to conduct an administrative review of the following producers and/or exporters of the subject merchandise: 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.; and Tianjin Shuangjie Steel Pipe Co.
On the same date, US Steel requested the DOC to conduct an administrative review of the following producers of subject merchandise: Husteel; Hyundai HYSCO; Nexteel; Samsun; and Seah.
On December 24, 2008, the DOC initiated an administrative review covering the period November 1, 2007, through October 31, 2008. Wheatland and US Steel withdrew their requests for a review of Husteel on January 13, 2009. On March 23, 2009, Wheatland withdrew its request for the following companies: 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. Meanwhile, US Steel withdrew its request for Samsun on March 24, 2009.
Therefore, 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 has decided to rescind 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.