The US Department of Commerce (US DOC) has released its preliminary dumping determination in the investigation of light-walled rectangular (LWR) pipe and tube from South Korea, Mexico, and Turkey.
The DOC has preliminarily calculated the following weighted-average dumping margins:
Countries/Producers |
Dumping Margin |
South Korea |
|
Nexteel Co., Ltd |
1.30 percent (de minimis) |
Kukje Steel Co., Ltd |
30.66 percent |
All Others |
15.98 percent |
|
|
Maquilacero S.A. de C.V. |
4.96 percent |
Productos Laminados S.A. de C.V. (PROLAMSA) |
0.00 percent |
All Others |
4.96 percent |
|
|
Guven Boru Profil Sanayii ve Ticaret Ltd. Sirketi |
41.71 percent |
Onur Boru Profil Uretim San. ve Ticaret A.S. |
41.71 percent |
All Others |
27.04 percent |
The DOC is expected to issue its final dumping determinations in the investigations involving Mexico and Turkey by April 7, 2008, and in the investigation involving South Korea by June 6, 2008. However, the final determinations in the investigations involving Mexico and Turkey may also be extended until June 6, 2008.