US DOC published final results of AD review on certain pipes from Romania

The US Department of Commerce (DOC) published the final results of an antidumping duty administrative review on small diameter seamless carbon and alloy steel standard, line and pressure pipe from Romania. In response to requests by Duferco Steel Inc. (Duferco), an importer of subject merchandise, and United States Steel Corporation (the petitioner), the DOC, on September 28, 2005, initiated an administrative review for the antidumping duty order on certain small diameter carbon and alloy seamless standard, line, and pressure pipe (seamless pipe) from Romanian S.C. Silcotub S.A. (Silcotub). The period of review was August 1, 2004, through July 31, 2005. The DOC preliminarily determined that sales of subject merchandise by Silcotub were made below normal value. The preliminary duty margin for the producer was determined as 15.15 percent. Upon receiving no comment on the preliminary results, the DOC decided not make any changes in the preliminary results. Accordingly, the final results of this review do not differ from the preliminary results. Accordingly, the final dumping margin existing for the period August 1, 2004, through July 31, 2005 is as follows:

Producer/Exporter                         Margin
S.C. Silcotub S.A. (Silcotub).............15.15%