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May 16, 2012
The Specialty Steel Industry of North America, Washington, D.C., has expressed concern about surging imports of grain-oriented electrical steel. "Official U.S. government statistics reveal that during the first three months of 2012, imports of grain-oriented electrical steel surged dramatically," says counsel David A. Hartquist, an international trade lawyer.
SSINA claims that annualizing March data for full year 2012 would result in a 38 percent increase in imports over 2011 by value, and a similar 38 percent increase over 2011 in quantity. If the trend continues through 2012, it would represent a 340 percent increase in tons over 2009.
Imports from Japan, Poland, Korea and the Czech Republic are of particular concern, Hartquist says.
The surge from Japan initially occurred in 2010, then moderated slightly in 2011 before once again increasing in 2012. An analysis in 2011 revealed dumping by Japanese producers, SSINA claims. U.S. producers are now reviewing 2012 data. Surges in grain-oriented electrical steel shipments from Korea, Poland and the Czech Republic have occurred more recently and are under review, according to the association.
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