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EU launches fresh action on cheap Chinese steel
14/12/2016 12:00
The European Union has launched an investigation into whether Chinese producers of certain corrosion resistant steels are selling into Europe at unfairly low prices, in its latest action against cheap Chinese steel imports.
The European Commission has determined that a complaint brought by EU steel makers association Eurofer merits an investigation, the EU's official journal said on Friday.
The EU has imposed duties on a wide range of steel grades after investigations over the past few years to counter what European steel producers say is a flood of steel sold at a loss due to Chinese overcapacity.
Some 5,000 jobs have been axed in the British steel industry in the last year, as it struggles to compete with cheap Chinese imports and high energy costs.
G20 governments recognised in September that steel overcapacity was a serious problem. China, the source of 50pc of the world's steel and the largest steel consumer, has said the problem is a global one.
In October, the European Commission set provisional import tariffs of up to 73.7pc for heavy plate steel and up to 22.6pc for hot-rolled steel coming from China. Those investigations are set to conclude in April.
In anti-dumping cases, the Commission typically has up to nine months to determine whether there are grounds for imposing provisional duties on a product and then a further six months to determine whether duties should apply as long as five years.
The European Commission has determined that a complaint brought by EU steel makers association Eurofer merits an investigation, the EU's official journal said on Friday.
The EU has imposed duties on a wide range of steel grades after investigations over the past few years to counter what European steel producers say is a flood of steel sold at a loss due to Chinese overcapacity.
Some 5,000 jobs have been axed in the British steel industry in the last year, as it struggles to compete with cheap Chinese imports and high energy costs.
G20 governments recognised in September that steel overcapacity was a serious problem. China, the source of 50pc of the world's steel and the largest steel consumer, has said the problem is a global one.
In October, the European Commission set provisional import tariffs of up to 73.7pc for heavy plate steel and up to 22.6pc for hot-rolled steel coming from China. Those investigations are set to conclude in April.
In anti-dumping cases, the Commission typically has up to nine months to determine whether there are grounds for imposing provisional duties on a product and then a further six months to determine whether duties should apply as long as five years.
Dec 9, 2016
Source: telegraph.co.uk
Source: telegraph.co.uk
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