Thailand imposes AD duties on Chinese H-beams

Thailand's Department of Foreign Trade (DFT) has imposed hefty anti-dumping (AD) duties on H-beams imported from China, recognising a local industry complaint a year ago that China-origin beams were being sold at dumping prices and may cause "significant damage to the domestic manufacturing industry," according to a DFT statement.

The DFT named two Chinese makers – Hebei Jinxi Iron and Steel Group and Ma'anshan Iron and Steel Co – together with 24 Thai importers as being involved in the case and decided on September 16 to impose a duty of 54.19% on beams shipped by Hebei Jinxi and