effort to protect domestic producers. For years, steel mills in Europe are complaining about imports of Chinese competitors, because it is available at too low prices.
The duties announced yesterday are higher than similar measures that were announced in February. This time the duties will range from 19.7% to 22.1% for the chinese companies, and from 18.7% to 36,1% for Russian companies. They also concern the so-called “cold-rolled steel iron”, used in the automotive industry, the construction industry and in packaging. “These movements point to the sustained efforts of Brussels to combat the practices of unfair competition,” commented Mina ΑντÏÎεβα, representative of the European Commission.
These measures were expected, since the E.E. he had decided a few days ago the imposition of duties to a different category of steel used for the reinforcement of concrete. Even more stringent measures it has adopted, also, the us government on imports of cold-rolled steel iron from nine countries, including China.
In particular, the united states imposed in March duties 265,79% on chinese steelmakers. Reactions to anti-dumping measures.E. there have been from the side of the Russian government. “We believe that the course of european research to anti-dumping was held insufficient and a violation of the rights of Russian importers,” said Economy minister Alexei Ουλικάγιεφ. Leave also open the possibility to bring the Russia to the World Trade Organization. The president of the european Commission Jean-Claude Juncker said that “the workers in the european steelmakers have great skills and deserve our full support”.
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Anti-dumping duties on steel from China and Russia imposed the.E.
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