Case Calendar

Petitions filed: February 16, 1999

Investigations initiated: March 16, 1999

ITC Preliminary Injury Determinations: April 9, 1999

ITA Preliminary Countervailing Duty Determinations: July 26, 1999

ITA Preliminary Antidumping Determinations: July 29, 1999

ITA Final Dumping Determinations: December 13, 1999

The International Trade Commission must make its final injury determination within 45 days of our final determination. If that final determination is affirmative, we will issue dumping and countervailing duty orders seven days later. 

Petitioners: Bethlehem Steel Corporation, Gulf States Steel, Inc., IPSCO Steel Inc., Tuscaloosa Steel Corporation¹, the United Steelworkers of America, and the U.S. Steel Group (a unit of USX Corporation).

Scope: The notice of preliminary determinations in these investigations provides the precise scope definition of the subject products. 

In general terms, the products covered are certain hot-rolled carbon-quality steel: (1) Universal mill plates (i.e., flat-rolled products rolled on four faces or in a closed box pass, of a width exceeding 150 mm but not exceeding 1250 mm, and of a nominal or actual thickness of not less than 4 mm, which are cut-to-length (not in coils) and without patterns in relief), of iron or non-alloy-quality steel; and (2) flat-rolled products, hot-rolled, of a nominal or actual thickness of 4.75 mm or more and of a width which exceeds 150 mm and measures at least twice the thickness, and which are cut-to-length (not in coils). Also, specifically included in this scope are high strength, low alloy (HSLA) steels. HSLA steels are recognized as steels with micro-alloying levels of elements such as chromium, copper, niobium, titanium, vanadium, and molybdenum. The following products are specifically excluded from these investigations: (1) Products clad, plated, or coated with metal, whether or not painted, varnished or coated with plastic or other non-metallic substances; (2) SAE grades (formerly AISI grades) of series 2300 and above; (3) products made to ASTM A710 and A736 or their proprietary equivalents; (4) abrasion-resistant steels (i.e., USS AR 400, USS AR 500); (5) products made to ASTM A202, A225, A514 grade S, A517 grade S, or their proprietary equivalents; (6) ball bearing steels; (7) tool steels; and (8) silicon manganese steel or silicon electric steel.

Final Antidumping Determination Margins (percentages): 

France:
Usinor ...............................................................................10.43
All Others ..........................................................................10.43 

India:
Steel Authority of India (SAIL) ...........................................72.49*
All Others.......................................................................... 72.49* 

Indonesia:**
Gunawan Dianjaya Steel/PT Jaya Pari Steel Corporation.......42.36
PT Krakatau Steel................................................................52.42*
All Others.............................................................................42.36 

Italy:
Palini and Bertoli S.p.A..........................................................8.97
Ilvalamiere E. Tubi S.p.A. ............................................... de minimis 
All Others..............................................................................8.97 

Japan:***
Nippon Steel Corporation.....................................................59.12*
NKK Corporation................................................................59.12* 
Kawasaki Steel Corporation.................................................10.78
Kobe Steel Ltd.....................................................................59.12*
Sumitomo Metal Industries, Ltd.............................................59.12* 
All Others.............................................................................10.78 

Korea:
Dongkuk Steel Mill Co. Ltd....................................................2.98 
Pohang Iron and Steel Co., Ltd. (POSCO).......................de minimis 
All Others...............................................................................2.98 

*Margin based on facts available.
**The Department made a negative critical circumstances finding in the final determination of the Indonesia investigation for all companies. 
***The Department made affirmative critical circumstances findings in the Japan investigation for Nippon Steel Corporation, Kobe Steel Ltd., NKK Corporation, and Sumitomo Metal Industries, Ltd. 

Final Countervailing Duty Determination Subsidy Rates (percentages): 

France: 
Usinor ..................................................................................5.56 
GTS .....................................................................................6.86 
All Others............................................................................. 6.80 

India:
Steel Authority of India (SAIL)............................................11.25
All Others............................................................................11.25 

Indonesia: 
Gunawan Dianjaya Steel .......................................................0.00
PT Jaya Pari Steel Corporation..............................................0.00 
PT Krakatau Steel...............................................................47.71* 
All Others............................................................................15.90 

Italy:
ILVA S.p.A. and ILVA Lamiere e. Tubi S.p.A....................26.12 
Palini and Bertoli S.p.A.............................................0.12 de minimis
All Others............................................................................26.12 

Korea:
Dongkuk Steel Mill Co. Ltd...................................................2.21 
Pohang Iron and Steel Co., Ltd..................................0.95 de minimis
All Others..............................................................................1.73 

*Subsidy rate based on facts available.

VALUE (US$):

Countries	1998	YTD 1998	YTD 1999
France	53,812,059	38,247,703	24,811,306
India	44,370,779	39,569,811	1,792,027
Indonesia	50,223,245	36,945,042	9,571,582
Italy	32,612,818	23,996,288	3,775,625
Japan	159,778,847	82,626,109	40,274,110
Korea	119,111,852	101,415,241	45,971,401

Totals

459,909,600

322,800,194

126,196,051

 

VOLUME (kg):

Countries	1998	YTD 1998	YTD 1999
France	72,068,144	50,253,421	31,583,649
India	124,950,988	110,109,271	5,852,410
Indonesia	150,121,717	109,592,731	35,882,106
Italy	80,388,551	60,608,824	10,315,882
Japan	204,388,531	90,786,203	69,782,571
Korea	314,908,083	262,334,600	154,904,508

Totals

946,826,014

683,685,050

308,321,126

(Source: U.S. Department of Commerce, IM-145, December 1999)

* Tuscaloosa Steel Corporation is not a petitioner in the investigations involving France and Italy.