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May 25, 2017
Galvalume is Covered Under CORE & Circumvention Trade Complaints
Written by John Packard
Steel Market Update (SMU) has been contacted by end users, distributors and steel mills regarding an article published by another trade publication on Galvalume. The article, which was published on Thursday, May 18, 2017, quoted Keith Medick, president and CEO of Union Corrugating Company, as he made the point that there is not enough light gauge Galvalume production in the United States to meet demand. Steel Market Update and industry consultant, Paul Lowrey of Steel Research Associates, will tackle that subject (Galvalume and production capabilities – and misunderstandings) in a future issue of Steel Market Update.
First, however, we have been asked by steel mills, distributors and end users to comment on a statement that was made by the author of the trade publication article regarding Galvalume and trade suits. “Galvalume… was not included in a US trade case last year targeting coated flat-rolled from China, India, Italy, South Korea and Taiwan, nor was it included in a duty-circumvention investigation targeting cold-rolled and coated Flat-rolled steel from Vietnam.”
