China has unfair steel advantage: Eurofer

Sep 21, 2012 | 11:07 AM | Alexandra Chapman

Tags  hot-dipped, galvanized, coated sheet, steel, Eurofer, dumping, Karl Tachelet, alexandra chapman

BARCELONA, Spain — The European steel market is suffering from China’s unfair advantage in the market and its own openness, according to an executive with European steel industry organization Eurofer.

"Chinese prices are extremely low and aggressive as the country desperately pushes offers wherever it can," said Karl Tachelet, Eurofer’s director for trade and international relations, accusing China of dumping material on the European market.....





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