Vietnam steel group urges action on coated coil AD probe

The delay in settling an antidumping claim against coated steel imports from China and South Korea has prompted the Vietnam Steel Association (VSA) to urge the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT) to hasten its decision, warning that increasing volumes of low-priced Chinese coated coils are placing significant pressure on domestic manufacturers. The VSA is frustrated because another AD claim against hot rolled coil (HRC) imports from China and India lodged later has now been decided.

"Since antidumping measures against Chinese coated steel expired in May 2022, imports from China have surged, accounting for 64-67% of the total imported steel during the 2022-23 period," VSA chairman Nghiem Xuan Da complained. "This trend continues to undermine Vietnam's domestic steel industry and requires urgent intervention," local media