Iran steelmakers request import duty hikes, cite cheap China steel
Record China exports pressure over-supplied steel sector * EU, Indonesia, Turkey, India, Mexico impose duties in 2015 LONDON, July 3 (Reuters) - Iranian steelmakers have asked the government to raise import duties for certain steels by up to 40 percent as protectionism in the global steel sector gathers pace amid a flood of cheap sales mostly from top producer China. China steel exports have risen nearly 30 percent this year from record high levels last year despite government efforts to limit them. A drop in Chinese steel demand has even ...
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