FILE PHOTO-Steel pipes are seen stacked at an industrial park in
Shenyang, Liaoning province, China September 30, 2021. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang
LONDON, June 28 (Reuters) - Britain will maintain anti-dumping
measures on heavy plate steel from China for a further five years, it said on
Wednesday, after a recommendation from the Trade Remedies Authority (TRA) that
British industry would suffer if they were removed.
Britain has been taking measures against cheap
Chinese imports of steel to help protect its domestic industry, with ministers
pledging to protect the sector from unfair competition.
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Heavy plate steel is used in industries such
as construction, mining, oil & gas and shipbuilding. Britain has two
producers: Spartan UK, based in eastern England, and Liberty Steel Dalzell,
based in Scotland.
The TRA, a government body which defends
against unfair international trade practices, said that without an extension of
the measures the two companies would be unlikely to be able to compete and
their plants could face closure.
Anti-dumping duties mean that Britain can take
action when goods are being sold below their normal value.