Concrete Reinforcing Bar (Preliminary Injury Inquiry)
The Canadian International Trade Tribuna has conducted a preliminary injury inquiry into whether the evidence discloses a reasonable indication that the alleged injurious dumping of hot-rolled deformed steel concrete reinforcing bar in straight lengths or coils, commonly identified as rebar, in various diameters up to and including 56.4 millimeters, in various finishes, excluding plain round bar and fabricated rebar products, originating in or exported from the Republic of Belarus, Chinese Taipei, the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China, Japan, the Portuguese Republic and the Kingdom of Spain, has caused injury or retardation or is threatening to cause injury to the domestic industry.  Also excluded is 10 mm diameter (10M) rebar produced to meet the requirements of CSA G30 18.09 (or equivalent standards) that is coated to meet the requirements of epoxy standard ASTM A775/A 775M 04a (or equivalent standards) in lengths from 1 foot (30.48 cm) up to and including 8 feet (243.84 cm).
This preliminary injury inquiry follows the notification, on August 19, 2016, that the President of the Canada Border Services Agency had initiated an investigation into the alleged injurious dumping of the above-mentioned goods.
The Canadian International Trade Tribunal hereby determines that there is evidence that discloses a reasonable indication that the dumping of the above-mentioned goods has caused injury or is threatening to cause injury to the domestic industry.
Gypsum Board, Inquiry No. NQ-2016-002 and Reference No. GC-2016-001
Notice was received by the Canadian International Trade Tribunal (the Tribunal) on September 6, 2016, from the Director General of the Trade and Anti-dumping Programs Directorate at the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA), stating that a preliminary determination had been made respecting the dumping of gypsum board, sheet, or panel (“gypsum boardâ€) originating in or exported from the United States of America, imported into Canada for use or consumption in the provinces of British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba, as well as the Yukon and Northwest Territories, composed primarily of a gypsum core and faced or reinforced with paper or paperboard, including gypsum board meeting or supplied to meet ASTM C 1396 or ASTM C 1396M or equivalent standards, regardless of end use, edge-finish, thickness, width, or length, excluding (a) gypsum board made to a width of 54 inches (1,371.6 mm); (b) gypsum board measuring 1 inch (25.4 mm) in thickness and 24 inches (609.6 mm) in width regardless of length (commonly referred to and used as “paper-faced shaft linerâ€); (c) gypsum board meeting ASTM C 1177 or ASTM C 1177M (commonly referred to and used primarily as “glass fiber re‑enforced sheathing board†but also sometimes used for internal applications for high mold/moisture resistant applications); (d) double layered glued paper‑faced gypsum board (commonly referred to and used as “acoustic boardâ€); and (e) gypsum board meeting ISO16000-23 for sorption of formaldehyde. All dimensions are plus or minus allowable tolerances in applicable standards.
The Tribunal has initiated an inquiry to determine whether the dumping of the above-mentioned goods has caused injury or retardation or is threatening to cause injury, and to determine such other matters as the Tribunal is required to determine under that section by January 4, 2017.
Welded Large Diameter Carbon and Alloy Steel Line Pipe (Inquiry No. NQ-2016-001)
The Canadian International Trade Tribunal, pursuant to the provisions of section 42 of the Special Import Measures Act, has conducted an inquiry to determine whether the dumping of welded large diameter carbon and alloy steel line pipe with an outside diameter greater than 24 inches (609.6 mm), and less than or equal to 60 inches (1,524 mm), regardless of wall thickness, length, surface finish (coated or uncoated), end finish (plain end or beveled end), or stencilling and certification (including multiple-stenciled/multiple-certified line pipe for oil and gas transmission and other applications), originating in or exported from the People’s Republic of China and Japan, and the subsidizing of the above-mentioned goods originating in or exported from the People’s Republic of China have caused injury or retardation or are threatening to cause injury.
For greater certainty, the goods subject to this inquiry included the following:
•line pipe produced to American Petroleum Institute (“APIâ€) specification 5L, in Grades A25, A, B and X up to and including X100, or equivalent specifications and grades, including specification CSA Z245.1 up to and including Grade 690;
•unfinished line pipe (including pipe that may or may not already be tested, inspected, and/or certified to line pipe specifications) originating in the People’s Republic of China and Japan, and imported for use in the production or finishing of line pipe meeting final specifications, including outside diameter, grade, wall thickness, length, end finish or surface finish; and
•non-prime and secondary pipes (“limited service productsâ€).