The US Department of Commerce (DOC) has announced the initiation of administrative reviews of antidumping (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) orders with a November anniversary date.
The DOC initiated the following administrative reviews of AD orders involving steel products:
(a) Certain Circular Welded Non-Alloy Steel Pipe from Mexico (A-201-805) - Conduit S.A. de C.V.; Mueller Comercial de Mexico, S. de R.L. de C.V.; Pytco, S.A. de C.V.; Southland Pipe Nipples Co., Inc.; Lamina y Placa Comercial, S.A. de C.V.; Regiomontana de Perfiles y Tubos, S.A. de C.V.; Ternium Mexico, S.A. de C.V.; and Tuberia Nacional, S.A. de C.V.
(b) Certain Circular Welded Non-Alloy Steel Pipe from Korea (A-580-809) - SeAH Steel Corporation; Hyundai HYSCO; Husteel Co., Ltd.; Nexteel Co., Ltd.; Dongbu Steel Co., Ltd.; Kumkang Industrial Co., Ltd.; A-JU Besteel Co., Ltd.; and Union Steel Co., Ltd.
(c) Certain Cut-to-Length Carbon Steel Plate from China (A-570-849) - Bao/Baoshal Iron and Steel Corp./Baoshan International Trade Corp./Bao Steel Metals Trading Corp.; Shanghai Pudong Iron and Steel Co.; and Hunan Valin Xiangtan Iron & Steel Co., Ltd.
(d) Certain Hot-Rolled Carbon Steel Flat Products from China (A-570-865) - Baosteel Group Corporation; Baoshan Iron & Steel Co., Ltd.; and Shanghai Baosteel International Economic & Trading Co., Ltd.
(e) Seamless Carbon and Alloy Steel Standard, Line, and Pressure Pipe from China (A-570-956) - More than 200 separate companies.
The period of review is November 1, 2011 through October 31, 2012.
The DOC also initiated an administrative review of the following CVD order involving steel products:
(a) Seamless Carbon and Alloy Steel Standard, Line, and Pressure Pipe from China (C-570-957) - More than 200 separate companies.
The period of review is calendar year 2011.