Regarding the final determination for anti-dumping investigation for certain hot-rolled carbon steel plate and high-strength low-alloy steel plate in Canada

May 21,2014
Hiroshi Tomono
Chairman
    The Japan Iron and Steel Federation

 

On May 20, the Canadian International Trade Tribunal (CITT) determined as a result of an anti-dumping investigation that the Canadian domestic industry is threatened with material injury by reason of imports of certain hot-rolled carbon steel plate and high-strength low-alloy steel plate from Japan.

The Japanese steel industry argued during the investigation that the imports from Japan have caused, or threaten to cause, no injury to the Canadian domestic industry.

We believe that it is inappropriate and regrettable that the CITT has rejected our argument, concluded that the Canadian domestic industry is threatened with material injury by Japanese imports.

According to this decision, certain products have been excluded from the scope of the anti-dumping measures. Although the adverse impact of the measures on the steel user industries in Canada has been reduced, there are still concerns about negative impacts on Canadian industries that import products other than those excluded products.

The Japanese steel industry will carefully study this decision and, after discussing with the Japanese government, determine an appropriate course of action.