EU sets anti-dumping duties on coated steel imports

The European Commission imposed anti-dumping duties on imports of electrolytic chromium coated steel (ECCS) originating in China and Brazil. This type of coated steel is used in beverage cans and household appliances, among other things. The products are sold at unreasonably low prices within the EU, harming European manufacturers, the Brussels-based authority said. The Chinese tin-free steel was dumped at margins between 30.7 and 77.9 percent, EU officials estimated. To counter this, the Commission now approved tariffs of €239 to €607 per ton of imported tin-free steel.