According to the U.S. Census Bureau released statistics show that the United States imports of plate in January reached the peak of 19.1 million tons, despite continuous two months to fall, February imports to 16.3 million tons, imports in March were to 14.1 million tons, but the early influx of imported resources still to make steel concern.

According to statistics, in March America plate Inventory Service Center for 1210000 tons, about 3.1 months of supply. Given the high plate stocks remains, a number of steel mills in the United States for plate import restrictions, especially in Chinese and Russian sources.

Nucor and SSAB recently to the U. S. Department of Commerce put forward the complaint said China plate factory is using adding a small amount of alloy elements to avoid the United States anti-dumping sanctions, as alloy steel exports to the United States of the plate, in the United States market positioning and price still and plain carbon and medium thickness plate the same, to the detriment of the interests of the local steel mills. At present, in addition to the Hunan Valin Xiangtan Iron and Steel Co., Ltd., the United States to other Chinese in medium and heavy plate plant of anti dumping tax rate is 128.59%.

Amy, Nucor and SSAB American company officially to the U. S. Department of commerce application terminated with Russia on the plate tariff agreement, and the imposition of anti-dumping duties. If the U. S. Department of Commerce decided to terminate with Russia on the plate tariff agreement, the United States on Russia’s Severstal steel anti-dumping tax rate will revert to the presented, other Russian steel mills and exporters is 185%.

2014 Russia to export to the United States in plate 5.5 million tons, compared to 2013 surge 2800%, one quarter of this year, imports decline, about 9500 tons. In October last year, due to the escalation of the crisis between Russia and Ukraine, the U. S. Department of Commerce decided terminated with Russian coil limit and a quota arrangement.