South Korea reluctant to impose AD duties on Chinese HGI

South Korea's galvanized steel market is experiencing higher inflows of Chinese hot-rolled galvanized iron (HGI), but Seoul remains reluctant to expand anti-dumping measures to cover the product, citing procedural and WTO-related constraints.

According to the Korea Iron and Steel Association, South Korea imported 100,185 tonnes of Chinese HGI during this year's January-September period, compared with 27,555 tonnes in the same period last year. The increase came as Chinese mills shifted sales toward HGI, which has remained outside the scope of Seoul's