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World Crude Steel Production (million tonnes) Source: IISI World Crude Steel Production Geographical Breakdown Other N and C America 4% U.S.A. 12% Other Asia 6% Source: IISI S America 4% Japan 13% Africa Middle East Oceania 4% South Korea 5% EU 15 19% China 15% Other Europe 6% C.I.S. 12% 900 850 800 850 700 750 600 S t e e l M a r k e t World Crude Steel Production 1990-2000 (million tonnes) 770 Source: IISI 1999 2000 00/99 % World 788 847 7.5 Europe of which EU 15 198 155 210 163 6.1 5.2 C.I.S. of which Russia 86 52 98 59 14.0 13.5 Ukraine 27 31 14.8 Asia 308 331 7.5 of which China 124 127 2.4 Japan 94 106 12.8 South Korea 41 43 4.9 North and Central America of which U.S.A. 130 97 135 102 3.8 5.2 South America 35 39 11.4 Africa, Middle East and Oceania 31 34 9.7 734 720 728 725 750 750 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 799 777 788 847 21 E U R O F E R 2 0 0 0
Trade Policy Consumption The trade situation being experienced by the EU can best be described as volatile. The pressure of import volumes in 2000 went far beyond the absorption ability of the market and together with very low prices provoked a price collapse in Europe. The response of EUROFER has been: the preparation of unfair trade cases where necessary. In 2000, EUROFER was once more obliged to begin preparation of new anti-dumping files. As always these are limited in scope, covering only the most sensitive products and targeting the worst practitioners. Even if the injury standards set by the European Commission are high, it is expected that cases will be filed in the coming months; bilateral discussions between the European Commission and the governments of many of the countries involved in the import surge, with the participation of industry. EUROFER does not believe that the correct response to trade problems is the closure of markets through blanket trade actions. This simply intensifies the problem with tonnages chasing fewer and fewer markets. EUROFER welcomed the establishment by the European Commission of a range of Steel Dialogue Groups with its main trading partners. These allow officials to discuss emerging trade problems. The participation of the respective industries in these discussions is particularly useful. Such meetings have permitted the building of constructive relations between the EU industry and many of its trading partners on technical issues such as standards, environmental questions, research and development as well as providing the opportunity to have an exchange of views about economic and market developments. EUROFER is pursuing discussions individually and in conjunction with other sectors through UNICE on improvements to the anti-dumping practices of the EU in order to make them more effective: the acceptance by the Commission of cases based solely on threat of injury, as provided for in the existing regulations; the maximising of efforts by the Commission to take decisions early in the different investigative phases; serious consideration of the provisions for the retro-active imposition of provisional duties. 23 E U R O F E R 2 0 0 0
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