The European Union encircles the Chinese steel industry and wants to be quiet and windy

The EU frequently waved the trade protection stick, and China's seamless steel pipe industry has all been "invited" and is caught in an unprecedented export dilemma.

The reporter recently learned from the industry that within two months after the EU initiated an anti-dumping investigation on seamless steel pipes originating in China, Chinese companies are actively preparing relevant materials to deal with the investigation of the European Commission.

The tree wants to be calm and the wind does not stop. Industry insiders worry that from the recent developments, the EU has continued the tough style of trade with China last year, and it is likely that the anti-dumping investigation will be launched later in the anti-dumping investigation. Challenge the EU or will increase the countervailing duty investigation on my seamless steel pipe. Just over a month ago, the EU launched the first trade relief investigation in 2013 for me, and the “steel industry” became the target of locking. On February 16, the European Commission issued an announcement to launch an anti-dumping investigation on seamless steel pipes (more than 406.4 mm in diameter) originating in China. In 2008, the European Commission initiated an anti-dumping investigation against my seamless steel pipe (less than 406.4 mm in diameter), with an arbitration rate of 17.7% to 39.2%. According to the statistics of the Ministry of Commerce, preliminary statistics show that in 2012, the products I involved in (including the seamless steel pipe products being taxed) exported to Europe amounted to approximately US$91.53 million. "At present, we are working with the other two companies to submit materials to the European Commission." Liu Wenxue, general manager of Hubei International Metallurgical Co., Ltd., said on the phone. He told reporters that on March 25, he received a notice from the European Commission that the three companies, Xinye Steel, Chengde Steel Pipe and Yangzhou Longchuan, as their selected sampling enterprises, need to cooperate with the verification. In response to the EU's application for the Seamless Steel Pipe Industry Defense Committee, the European Union initiated the survey on Chinese-made large-diameter seamless steel pipes. According to the terms of negotiations when China joined the WTO, China is still recognized as a non-market economy country. Therefore, the EU initially selected the United States as a substitute for calculating the normal value of the products involved in China. Liu Wenxue said that the selected sample companies are actively preparing materials and filling in written materials according to the requirements of the European Commission, which will be submitted at the latest on May 2. The Commission will conduct selective field verification based on the information submitted, and the preliminary results are expected to be announced in November. In early March, in order to respond actively, under the guidance of the Ministry of Commerce, the China Iron and Steel Association called the major manufacturers in the seamless steel pipe industry to hold relevant meetings, and the China Iron and Steel Association also determined to represent the industry to organize enterprises to conduct industry damage defense, Xinye Steel, Chengcheng Four steel companies, such as German Steel Pipe, Tianjin Steel Pipe and Yangzhou Longchuan, cooperated with the Steel Association to participate in the damage defense. An industry insider who did not want to be named told reporters that from the current situation, the EU is likely to increase the "counter-subsidy" investigation in this case, and it is expected to be clear in mid-April. "Since July 2011, the EU's anti-dumping cases are generally accompanied by countervailing investigations. There is no exception to this estimate," said the source. He analyzed that once the countervailing investigation is added, enterprises and governments will have to spend a lot of energy to deal with them. Countervailing investigations are very complicated. For example, land purchases, tax incentives, and even some technological innovations encouraged by the government will be included in the survey. And many investigations against countervailing do not require objective evidence to support, and can be characterized by some subjectiveness, increasing the difficulty of litigation. Attempts to protect the domestic industry The EU's seamless steel pipe products are exported to the EU in small quantities and amounts. "We have calculated that the total amount of seamless steel pipe cases exceeding 406.4 mm in diameter is nearly 30 million US dollars, and the annual export volume is about 30,000 tons." Liu Wenxue told the Economic Information Daily that such a small amount would make the EU so It’s amazing to see the big chapter. "Imports and imports are very small, as the EU said, it will have a great impact on the EU industry. The facts do not support this at all." On the other hand, the European Commission's investigation of the classification of the products involved is too rough. "For example, OCTG tubes, line tubes, and mechanical tubes are all classified into the same type of products involved, but in fact OCTG tubes and line tubes are universal products in the API standards of international counterparts, and are fluid transport tubes, in standards and sizes. The specifications, specifications, length, etc. are clearly defined and have universal characteristics, but mechanical tubes do not have these features at all. It is obviously inappropriate to simply divide them together.” Liu Wenxue said, on the other hand, from the perspective of product specifications, like Chengcheng Steel pipes with an outer diameter of 800 mm and above produced by German Steel Pipe, Tianjin Steel Pipe and Hengyang Steel Pipe Co., Ltd. are not produced by the enterprise in the EU, and are also classified into the products involved, which should obviously be excluded. Bai Ming, a researcher at the Research Institute of the Ministry of Commerce, told the reporter of the Economic Information Daily that the reason why the EU has intensively attacked China's exports is fundamentally to protect its own industry and smoothly promote its re-industrialization strategy. The endogenous dynamics of the real economy and the employment development through the revitalization of the manufacturing industry have become an outstanding problem for the EU. In recent years, China, which is developing rapidly in some competitive industries, is regarded as an opponent that threatens the competitiveness of the EU industry and has become the target of EU trade policy. Taking the steel industry as an example, it is understood that the EU is the second largest steel production market in the world after China. The steel industry accounts for about 1.5% of the EU's GDP. The steel industry in 23 of the 27 member states occupies important industries. status. In 2012, steel demand fell, and overcapacity became increasingly prominent. According to statistics, the annual production capacity of EU steel is about 210 million tons, while the actual demand is only 150 million tons to 160 million tons, and the overcapacity is 25%. The performance of the EU steel giants has declined significantly. Since last year, the European Steel Union has complained to the EU several times that it is against the Chinese government's subsidies to promote the surge in steel products imported from China from the European market. This is unfair. In recent years, China's steel products have become the "hardest hit" in the trade protection of the United States and other countries. According to statistics, in 2012, China's cumulative export of steel products was 55,732,100 tons, an increase of 14.02% compared with 2011. But the main varieties are involved in the "double-reverse" vortex. There were 9 trade remedy cases against China's steel products, showing an explosive growth trend. The industry expects that the possibility of a reduction in steel trade friction in 2013 is unlikely. According to preliminary statistics of public information, the "Economic Information Daily" reporter has reported seven new trade remedy investigations concerning China's steel products since the beginning of 2013. The sponsors include Canada, the European Union, Australia, etc., involving China's galvanized steel wire, hot-rolled steel plate, hot-rolled plate, seamless steel pipe and many other products, most of which are "double-reverse" investigation. A steel mill official told the Economic Information Daily that many companies have abandoned the European market due to the high tax rate, and some companies still exporting to Europe are also on the verge of loss. Industry profits have fallen sharply, and companies are suffering. Looking forward to this year, China-EU trade friction will continue to be a microcosm of many Chinese companies that have suffered “unfair” treatment. In recent years, on the one hand, Chinese export enterprises have frequently encountered foreign trade investigations. On the other hand, even if enterprises take the initiative to respond, they will encounter more uncertain “obstructions” from abroad. The reporter learned that in response to the European Commission's practice of dumping and imposing high tariffs on Chinese steel mills in 2009, the Chinese companies headed by Xinye Steel appealed the European Commission to the European Court of Justice and asked them to make corrections. The verdict was delayed by the European Court for various reasons, but it has not been successful for nearly four years. In October 2012, the European Commission issued a new industrial policy briefing, officially proposed to reverse the decline in the proportion of industry through the “new industrial revolution”. By 2020, the industrial added value will increase from the current 15.6% to the GDP. 20% of the overall goal of “re-industrialization”. “Re-industrialization” has become an excuse for EU trade protection. Bai Ming’s analysis pointed out that the goal of trade policy turned to “re-industrialization” strategy service “trade liberalization” was also naturally “locked into the cabinet”. Experts pointed out that from the recent developments, the EU has continued the tough style of trade with China last year. "Two-pronged approach": On the one hand, the use of trade remedy investigations has frequently caused Chinese manufacturing, such as launching anti-dumping investigations on Chinese steel products, and brewing Investigated in the field of telecommunications equipment such as Huawei and ZTE. On the other hand, a number of new trade initiatives have been introduced that point to China. For example, recently, the European Parliament and the Council of the European Union have revised the rules of the EU Anti-Dumping Basic Law on Market Economy Treatment Survey. Insiders pointed out that the revised rules have greatly reduced the chances of Chinese companies gaining "market economy status", which is a major retrogression in the EU's anti-dumping market economy treatment policy. The ongoing EU anti-dumping case against China's PV may also be affected. "In the past two years, the EU's tough trade policy toward China has shown an increase in intensity, scale, and the number of sensitive issues involved. The EU's series of actions have put pressure on China-EU economic and trade relations," an industry source said. According to the latest data from China Customs, in 2012, the EU continued to maintain its position as China's largest trading partner and the largest source of imports, while the status of the EU's largest export market was replaced by the United States. Looking forward to this year's China-EU economic and trade situation, most experts said that they are not optimistic and believe that the overall situation will remain tight. Especially in 2013 under the background of quantitative easing, the risks of exchange rate wars and trade wars may be further aggravated. Tu Xinquan, deputy dean of the China WTO Research Institute of the University of International Business and Economics, told reporters that Europe's adjustment of industrial structure and realization of "re-industrialization" is a long-term process. In addition, trade protection behaviors often have "inertia", comprehensive consideration, this year's Central Europe There will still be friction.

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