Regarding the final determination for antidumping investigation for cut-to-length steel plate in Mexico.

May 7,2019
Yoshihisa Kitano
Chairman
    The Japan Iron and Steel Federation

 

On April 30, the Ministry of Economy of Mexico determined as a result of an anti-dumping investigation that cut-to-length steel plate exported from Japan caused the threat of injury to the domestic steel industry in Mexico.

During the anti-dumping investigation by the government of Mexico, the Japanese steel industry stated that exports of cut-to-length steel plate from Japan caused no injury to the domestic steel industry in Mexico.

We believe that it is inappropriate and regrettable that the Ministry of Economy of Mexico has rejected our statements, concluded that cut-to-length steel plate exported from Japan caused the threat of injury to the domestic steel industry in Mexico, and decided to impose an anti-dumping measure.

According to this decision, certain products have been excluded from the scope of the anti-dumping measure. Although the adverse impact of the measures on the steel user industries in Mexico would be mitigated to some extent, there are still concerns about negative impacts on the steel user industries in Mexico that import products other than those excluded products.

The Japanese steel industry will carefully study this decision and determine a proper course of action.

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