The United States International Trade Commission (USITC) today determined that a U.S. industry is neither materially injured nor threatened with material injury by reason of imports of grain-oriented electrical steel from Germany, Japan, and Poland that the U.S. Department of Commerce has determined are sold in the United States at less than fair value.

Chairman Meredith M. Broadbent, Vice Chairman Dean A. Pinkert, and Commissioners Irving A. Williamson, David S. Johanson, and F. Scott Kieff voted in the negative. Commissioner Rhonda K. Schmidtlein voted in the affirmative.

As a result of the USITC's negative determinations, no antidumping duty orders will be issued on imports of this product from Germany, Japan, and Poland.

The Commission's public report Grain-Oriented Electrical Steel from Germany, Japan, and Poland (Investigation Nos. 731-TA-1233, 1234, and 1236 (Final), USITC Publication 4491, September 2014) will contain the views of the Commissioners and information developed during the investigations.

The report will be available after October 1, 2014. After that date, it may be accessed on the USITC website at: http://pubapps.usitc.gov/applications/publogs/qry_publication_loglist.asp.

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UNITED STATES INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION
Office of Industries
Washington, DC 20436

FACTUAL HIGHLIGHTS

Grain-Oriented Electrical Steel from China, the Czech Republic, Germany, Japan, Korea, Poland, and Russia
Investigation Nos. 701-TA-505 and 731-TA-1231-1237 (Final)

Product Description: Grain-oriented silicon electrical steel (GOES) is a flat-rolled alloy steel product, with the metallic grains elongated lengthwise along the direction of rolling, of conventional or high magnetic permeability, and is available in either coils or straight lengths. GOES undergoes cutting, punching, coating, and other operations to manufacture laminated electro-magnetic cores for electrical power and distribution transformers. Specifically excluded are flat-rolled products not in coils that, prior to importation into the United States, have been cut to shape and undergone all punching, coating, or other operations necessary for classification as a transformer part (i.e., a laminated core).

Status of Proceedings:

1. Type of investigation:  Final countervailing duty and antidumping.
2. Petitioners:  AK Steel Corp., West Chester, OH; Allegheny Ludlum LLC, Pittsburgh, PA;
       and the United Steel Workers, Pittsburgh, PA. 
3. Investigation instituted by USITC:  September 18, 2013.
4. USITC hearing:  July 24, 2014.
5. USITC vote:  August 27, 2014 (Germany, Japan, and Poland).
6. USITC notification of Department of Commerce:  September 8, 2014.

U.S. Industry:

1. Number of U.S. producers in 2013:  Two.
2. Location of producers' plants:  Ohio and Pennsylvania. 
3. Employment of production and related workers in 2013: (1) 
4. U.S. producers' U.S. shipments in 2013: (1)
5. Apparent U.S. consumption in 2013: (1) 
6. Ratio of subject imports to apparent U.S. consumption in 2013: (1)

U.S. Imports in 2013:

1. From Germany, Japan, and Poland during 2013:  $48.1 million.
2. From China, the Czech Republic, Korea, and Russia during 2013:  $23.3 million.
3. From other countries during 2013:  $6.7 million.
4. Leading sources during 2013:  Japan, the Czech Republic, and China (in terms of total
       value).

(1) Withheld to avoid disclosure of business proprietary information.

The United States International Trade Commission (USITC) today determined that there is a reasonable indication that a U.S. industry is materially injured by reason of imports of grain- oriented electrical steel from China, Czech Republic, Germany, Japan, Korea, Poland, and Russia that are allegedly sold in the United States at less than fair value and that are allegedly subsidized by the government of China.

All six Commissioners voted in the affirmative.

As a result of the Commission's affirmative determinations, the U.S. Department of Commerce will continue to conduct its investigations on imports of this product, with its preliminary countervailing duty determination due on or about December 30, 2013, and its preliminary antidumping duty determinations due on or about March 13, 2014.

The Commission's public report Grain-Oriented Electrical Steel from China, Czech Republic, Germany, Japan, Korea, Poland, and Russia (Inv. Nos. 701-TA-505 and 731-TA-1231-1237 (Preliminary), USITC Publication 4439, November 2013) will contain the views of the Commission and information developed during the investigations.

Copies of the report are expected to be available after December 18, 2013, by emailing pubrequest@usitc.gov, calling 202-205-2000, or writing to the Office of the Secretary, 500 E Street SW, Washington, DC 20436. Requests may also be faxed to 202-205-2104.

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UNITED STATES INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION
Office of Industries
Washington, DC 20436

FACTUAL HIGHLIGHTS

Grain-Oriented Electrical Steel from China, Czech Republic, Germany, Japan, Korea, Poland, and Russia
Investigation Nos. 701-TA-505 and 731-TA-1231-1237 (Preliminary)

Product Description: Grain-oriented electrical steel ("GOES") is a flat-rolled alloy steel product, containing by weight at least 0.6 percent but not more than 6 percent of silicon, not more than 0.08 percent of carbon, not more than 1.0 percent of aluminum, and no other element in a proportion that would give the steel the characteristics of another alloy steel, in coils or in strength lengths. GOES is used primarily in the production of laminated cores for large and medium-sized electrical power transformers and distribution transformers.

Status of Proceedings:

1. Type of investigations: Preliminary countervailing and antidumping duty.
2. Petitioners: AK Steel Corp., West Chester, OH; Allegheny Ludlum LLC, Pittsburgh, PA; and
       the United Steel Workers, Pittsburgh, PA. 
3. Preliminary investigations instituted by the USITC: September 18, 2013.
4. Commission's conference: October 25, 2013.
5. USITC vote: November 19, 2013.
6. USITC determinations issued: November 20, 2013.
7. USITC views issued: November 27, 2013.

U.S. Industry:

1. Number of producers: 2.
2. Location of producers' plants: Ohio and Pennsylvania.
3. Employment of production and related workers in 2012: (1).
4. Apparent U.S. consumption in 2012: (1).
5. Ratio of the value of total U.S. imports to total U.S. consumption in 2012: (1).

U.S. Imports:

1. From the subject countries during 2012: $86.7 million (32,318 short tons).
2. From other countries during 2012: $8.8 million (2,925 short tons).
3. Leading sources during 2012 (in terms of total value): Japan, Korea, Poland, Russia, and
       Czech Republic.

(1) Withheld to avoid disclosure of business proprietary information.

The U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) today determined that revoking the existing antidumping duty orders on steel concrete reinforcing bar (rebar) from Belarus, China, Indonesia, Latvia, Moldova, Poland, and Ukraine would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of material injury within a reasonably foreseeable time.

As a result of the Commission's affirmative determinations, the existing orders on the rebar under review will remain in place.

With respect to the order on China, all six Commissioners voted in the affirmative. With respect to the orders on Belarus, Moldova, and Ukraine, Chairman Irving A. Williamson and Commissioners Shara L. Aranoff, Dean A. Pinkert, David S. Johanson, and Meredith M. Broadbent voted in the affirmative; Commissioner Daniel R. Pearson voted in the negative. With respect to the orders on Indonesia, Latvia, and Poland, Chairman Williamson and Commissioners Aranoff, Pinkert, and Johanson voted in the affirmative; Commissioners Pearson and Broadbent voted in the negative.

Today's action comes under the five-year (sunset) review process required by the Uruguay Round Agreements Act. See the attached page for background on this five-year (sunset) review.

The Commission's public report Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bar from Belarus, China, Indonesia, Latvia, Moldova, Poland, and Ukraine (Inv. Nos. 731-TA-873-875, 878-880, and 882 (Second Review), USITC Publication 4409, July 2013) will contain the views of the Commission and information developed during the reviews.

Copies may be requested after July 23, 2013, by emailing pubrequest@usitc.gov, calling 202-205-2000, or writing to the Office of the Secretary, U.S. International Trade Commission, 500 E Street SW, Washington, DC 20436. Requests may be made by fax at 202-205-2104.

 

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BACKGROUND

The Uruguay Round Agreements Act requires the Department of Commerce to revoke an antidumping or countervailing duty order, or terminate a suspension agreement, after five years unless the Department of Commerce and the USITC determine that revoking the order or terminating the suspension agreement would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping or subsidies (Commerce) and of material injury (USITC) within a reasonably foreseeable time.

The Commission's institution notice in five-year reviews requests that interested parties file responses with the Commission concerning the likely effects of revoking the order under review as well as other information. Generally within 95 days from institution, the Commission will determine whether the responses it has received reflect an adequate or inadequate level of interest in a full review. If responses to the USITC's notice of institution are adequate, or if other circumstances warrant a full review, the Commission conducts a full review, which includes a public hearing and issuance of questionnaires.

The Commission generally does not hold a hearing or conduct further investigative activities in expedited reviews. Commissioners base their injury determination in expedited reviews on the facts available, including the Commission's prior injury and review determinations, responses received to its notice of institution, data collected by staff in connection with the review, and information provided by the Department of Commerce.

The five-year (sunset) reviews concerning Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bar from Belarus, China, Indonesia, Latvia, Moldova, Poland, and Ukraine were instituted on July 2, 2012.

On October 9, 2012, the Commission voted to conduct full reviews. With respect to Latvia and Moldova, all six Commissioners concluded that the domestic group response and the respondent group responses were adequate and voted for a full review. With respect to Belarus, China, Indonesia, Poland, and Ukraine, all six Commissioners concluded that the domestic group response was adequate and the respondent group responses were inadequate, but that circumstances warranted full reviews.

A record of the Commission's vote to conduct full reviews is available from the Office of the Secretary, U.S. International Trade Commission, 500 E Street SW, Washington, DC 20436. Requests may be made by telephone by calling 202-205-1802.

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