{"id":2205905,"date":"2024-07-25T08:00:57","date_gmt":"2024-07-24T23:00:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/?p=2205905"},"modified":"2024-07-24T16:17:19","modified_gmt":"2024-07-24T07:17:19","slug":"south-korea-probes-stainless-steel-dumping-amid-industry-pressure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/2024\/07\/south-korea-probes-stainless-steel-dumping-amid-industry-pressure\/","title":{"rendered":"South Korea probes stainless steel dumping amid industry pressure"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">South Korea\u2019s trade commission held <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.motie.go.kr\/kor\/article\/ATCL3f49a5a8c\/169348\/view?mno=&amp;pageIndex=1&amp;rowPageC=0&amp;displayAuthor=&amp;searchCategory=0&amp;schClear=on&amp;startDtD=&amp;endDtD=&amp;searchCondition=1&amp;searchKeyword=#\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">public hearings<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> on Wednesday regarding an anti-dumping investigation into stainless steel products from China, Indonesia, Taiwan and Vietnam. The probe, requested by steelmaker POSCO, covers flat-rolled stainless steel from the first three countries and cold-rolled stainless steel from Vietnam.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In a separate meeting, the commission also investigated alleged patent and design infringements involving a pneumococcal vaccine, hair dryer curling heads and lithium batteries.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>WHY IT MATTERS<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">South Korean steelmakers face intense pressure from low-priced Chinese imports as a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/edition.cnn.com\/2024\/05\/21\/economy\/china-property-crisis-stimulus-challenges-intl-hnk\/index.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">property market downturn in China<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> pushes its steel companies to increase exports. The trade commission\u2019s Wednesday hearings on stainless steel products from China, Indonesia, Taiwan and Vietnam parallel the trade ministry\u2019s <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.motie.go.kr\/kor\/article\/ATCL3f49a5a8c\/164388\/view?mno=&amp;pageIndex=1&amp;rowPageC=0&amp;displayAuthor=&amp;searchCategory=0&amp;schClear=on&amp;startDtD=&amp;endDtD=&amp;searchCondition=1&amp;searchKeyword=%EC%8A%A4%ED%85%8C%EC%9D%B8%EB%A6%AC%EC%8A%A4%EA%B0%95#\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2021 investigation<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, which led to duties of 7.17% to 25.82% on stainless steel imports from the first three countries.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The move comes as South Korea\u2019s anti-dumping duties on stainless-steel bars from Japan, India and Spain <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/2024\/01\/why-south-korea-dropping-anti-dumping-measures-reflects-its-changing-priorities\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">expired<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> on Jan. 22. 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