On Friday 9 June, the European Commission adopted definitive anti-subsidy duties on imports of certain hot-rolled flat products of iron, non-alloy or other alloy steel from China.
Imports of these products, which are used in the naval and energy industries, will be subject to anti-subsidy duties of up to 35.9% over a maximum period of five years.
The decision follows an investigation which found that the Chinese companies manufacturing the said products had received disguised public...