On June 26, 2000, the Department of Commerce ("DOC") signed the final determination in the antidumping ("AD") investigations covering imports of Structural Steel Beams from South Korea. 

PETITIONERS:

The AD petition was filed on behalf of the U.S. industry (Northwestern Steel and Wire Co., Nucor-Yamato Steel Co., TXI-Chaparral Steel Co., and the United Steelworkers of America AFL-CIO). 

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION:

The merchandise subject to this investigation is structural steel beams. The technical language describing the scope of this investigation will be included in the notice of final determination which will be published in the Federal Register. 
 

CASE CALENDAR:

The following determinations will be made not later than these statutory deadlines:

ITC Final Determination (estimated): August 10, 2000

Order (estimated): August 17, 2000

FINAL DUMPING MARGINS:

Company AD Margins (ad valorem) Cash Deposit/Bonding Rate* 

Inchon Iron & Steel Co., Ltd 25.51% / 25.51% 

Kangwon Industries, Ltd. 49.73% / 49.64%

All Others 37.72% / 37.67% 

* Note that the cash deposit/bonding rates differ from the antidumping margins, due to an adjustment based on the fact that Kangwon has been found to have received an export subsidy at the rate of 0.09% in the concurrent CVD investigation.

VOLUME AND VALUE OF IMPORTS
 

SOUTH KOREA	1996	1997	1998	Jan - Mar 1998	Jan - Mar 1999
Volume (NT)	7,721	4,809	400,523	8,288	148,055
Value ($)(000)	2,689	1,715	122,941	2,789	40,829