Steel Products Prices North America
October 13, 2020
Commerce Finds Widespread Dumping of Aluminum Sheet
Written by Tim Triplett
Prices of aluminum, steel’s rival material, may get a boost from a new Commerce Department ruling that accuses 18 countries of dumping common alloy aluminum sheet imports on the U.S. market.
In a preliminary determination announced on Friday, Commerce ruled that aluminum sheet from the following countries has been sold at less than fair value in the U.S.: Bahrain, Brazil, Croatia, Egypt, Germany, Greece, India, Indonesia, Italy, Korea, Oman, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Taiwan and Turkey. Importers will be required to deposit estimated antidumping duties ranging from single-digit percentages up to nearly 353 percent in the case of Germany and 137 percent in the case of Brazil at the time of importation.
