China Hot-Rolled Steel: Prelim Results of AD Admin Review

The Commerce Department issued the preliminary results of its antidumping duty administrative review on hot-rolled carbon steel flat products from China (A-570-865). The agency said the Baosteel group (comprising Baosteel Group Corporation, Shanghai Baosteel International Economic & Trading Co., Ltd., and Baoshan Iron and Steel Co., Ltd.), had no exports of subject merchandise to the U.S. during the period under review. If Commerce's "no shipments" finding for Baosteel is continued in the final results, the company won't get a new AD rate. Instead, subject merchandise from Baosteel will continue to enter at AD rates set in the most recent previous review. Commerce will make its final decision when it issues the final results of this review, currently due in November.