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（路透社）——美国已经核准对韩国钢管生产商和其他生产商反倾销案件，为国内希望从美国油气行业繁荣中受益的生产商扭住了不利局面。

根据美国钢铁协会，美国的钢铁公司在2013年投诉外国制造商利用美国飞涨的能源基础设施的需求向国内倾销，去年一年进口翻了一番，占了近高达三分之二的国内市场。

这一上诉使美国商务部将“石油专用管材（OCTG）”关税提高到118%。

“这是国内钢铁企业的一个伟大胜利，” 美国钢铁制造商协会主席菲利普贝尔表示，“这代表着一批北美钢铁公司的心声”。

根据商务数据，2013年韩国出口到美国的石油专用管材价值8.18亿美元，比其他案件涉及国家要高。

“这次主要涉及的国家是韩国，在一天结束的时候，我们对这个结果很满意”贝尔说。

美国国际贸易委员会（ITC）裁定，与菲律宾和泰国不同，来自韩国，印度，台湾，土耳其，乌克兰和越南进口的石油专用管，将征收反倾销税。

原来被投诉的国家包括阿拉伯在内，本周撤诉。
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商务部在七月说，现代海斯克公司(Hyundai Hysco)的钢管征收15.75%的反倾销税,对Nexteel征收9.89%的反倾销税,对其他韩国公司征税幅度在12.82%。

这些国家有30天的时间对美国国际贸易委员会的决定提出上诉。代表韩国和土耳其Julie Mendoza of Morris和Manning and Martin LLP表示将提起上诉。

主要提振的美国钢铁生产商包括美国钢铁公司，在18:12的交易中上涨了2.85%，至37.88美元每股。

美国钢铁公司子公司泰纳瑞斯Maverick Tube公司，江铃集团Energex公司，TMK IPSCO俄罗斯和法国瓦鲁瑞克星投诉，说使用政府补贴廉价出售进口石油管损害了他们的业务，这样引起把价格下降而引发裁员。

外国制造商反驳说，他们的管道量不足以威胁美国的产业，而不是归咎于美国生产商增加供应而降低价格。

美国贸易官员正在通过自己的方式解决这个多达八个涉及各种钢材产品的纠纷，这次案件所影响涉及的数量是最大的。（更多全球商业资讯请点击浏览中国进出口网）

 

U.S. steel pipe makers win key anti-dumping case against cheap imports

U.S. steel pipe makers win key anti-dumping case against cheap imports
（Reuters) - The United States has approved anti-dumping duties against South Korea and other producers of steel pipes for the energy sector, a victory for domestic producers hoping to benefit from a boom in the U.S. shale oil and gas industry.

U.S. steel companies lodged a complaint in 2013 as foreign manufacturers cashed in on soaring U.S. energy infrastructure demand. imports doubled last year and accounted for nearly two-thirds of the domestic market, according to the American Iron and Steel Institute.

Although subject to appeal, the decision puts the U.S. Department of Commerce closer to imposing tariffs as high as 118 percent on "oil country tubular goods" (OCTG).

"This was a resounding victory for the domestic steelmakers," said Phillip Bell, president of the Steel Manufacturers Association, which represents a number of North American steelmakers.

South Korea's OCTG exports to the United States were worth $818 million in 2013, more than the combined imports of the other countries involved in the case, according to Commerce data.

"The major player here is South Korea, at the end of the day, and we're very happy with the result," Bell added.

The U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) ruled that OCTG imports from South Korea, India, Taiwan, Turkey, Ukraine and Vietnam would be subject to duties, with those from the Philippines and Thailand exempt.

Saudi Arabia, part of the original complaint, was dropped from the case this week.

The Commerce Department said in July that imports from South Korea's Hyundai Hysco would be subject to duties of 15.75 percent, those from Nexteel to 9.89 percent duties and all other South Korean producers will have a duty of 12.82 percent.


Countries have 30 days to appeal the USITC decision. Julie Mendoza of Morris, Manning and Martin LLP, which represented South Korea and Turkey, said an appeal would be filed. "There was a good case to be made for no injury," she said.

The ruling boosted shares in U.S. steel producers, including United States Steel Corp, which was trading up 2.85 percent at $37.88 per share at 1812 GMT in a broadly flat market.

United States Steel, Tenaris SA subsidiary Maverick Tube Corporation, JMC Steel Group Inc's Energex Tube, Russia's TMK IPSCO and France's Vallourec Star were among those who filed the complaint, saying OCTG imports sold cheaply using government subsidies had harmed their business, dragged prices down and triggered job cuts.

Foreign manufacturers countered that they do not supply enough pipe to threaten the U.S. industry, and instead blamed the lower prices on U.S. producers increasing supply.

U.S. trade officials are working their way through as many as eight disputes involving various steel products, but the OCTG case has been the most significant in terms of volumes affected. 

 

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