Steel Market Intelligence
Steel Trade – Dealing From the Bottom of a Stacked Deck
Michelle ApplebaumMay 19, 2009847-433-8517
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Steel Trade – Dealing From the Bottom of a Stacked Deck
Source: Google and Steel Market Intelligence
Protectionism and Buy America – Search Volume Indices
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Source: World Bank and Steel Market Intelligence
Trade Restrictiveness Indices by Country, 2005/2006
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Source: International Monetary Fund and Steel Market Intelligence
Current Account Balances (in $Billions), 2004-2008
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Steel Trade – Dealing From the Bottom of a Stacked Deck
Source: Clemens and Williamson (2004), Journal of Economic Growth and Morgan Stanley
Smoot-Hawley – Cheap Shot “du jour” – average tariff levels went from 5% to 20% on some 70% of imports – NOT EVEN CLOSE!
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WTO Complaints, 2002-2007 1 WTO Complaints, 2H 2008 1
Source: WTO,” Report to the TPRB from the Director-General,” March 26, 2009 and Steel Market Intelligence
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Steel Trade – Dealing From the Bottom of a Stacked Deck
Source: Steel Market Intelligence and SteelFacts; including AISI and US Department of Commerce
Monthly US Import Market Share, 1981-1986
WHY WE NEED BUY AMERICA PART 1. The impact of the Reagan-era trade suits – Imports were running at a 20% share of the market when the first trade cases were filed in January 1982. During the intervening years, imports peaked at 32% of the market in July 1984, and the VRAs brought imported steel back to around 20% of the market.
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Bethlehem Files AD and CVD Petitions against EEC - 1/82
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Steel Trade – Dealing From the Bottom of a Stacked Deck
Source: Steel Market Intelligence, Canadian International Trade Tribunal, American Metal Market and SteelFacts; including AISI and US Department of Commerce
Monthly Chinese OCTG Market Share, 2005-Current
WHY WE NEED BUY AMERICA PART 2. Front Running – Why We DO NOT Talk About Trade Cases – Chinese OCTG shipments nearly TRIPLED in the six months after trade cases became apparent.
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Europe
– Administrative process; provisional duties can be imposed 60 days after initiation of a trade complaint. Target regions can appeal; the investigation normally takes less than a year but must be completed in 15 months. Provisional duties can last 6-9 months.
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– Legal process; Commerce determines whether or not dumping/subsidy has occurred while ITC determines injury or threat of injury. Final antidumping duties usually take 280-390 days from the date of petition while countervailing duties normally take 205-270 days.
Global Differences - Processes for Trade Remedies – Administrative Processes are LESS VISIBLE and CHEAPER TOO!!!!!
Steel Trade – Dealing From the Bottom of a Stacked Deck
Source: European Commission, Canadian International Trade Tribunal, US ITC and Steel Market Intelligence
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China – Beijing eliminated export duties ranging from 5-15% on hot-rolled sheet, plate, strip, heavy sections, coated wire, some
alloy steels and welded pipe effective December 1, 2008.– China increased the export tax rebate to 13% from 5% for cold-rolled sheet, hot-dipped galvanized steel, electrical steels,
some alloy steels, and high speed bars, rods and wire effective April 1, 2009.
India– On October 31, India withdrew a 15% export tax on semi-finished steel.– In November, the Indian government imposed a 5% import duty on imports of pig iron, semi-finished steel, flat and long
products. Steel products were also given export incentives of 4-5%.– The government decided to launch an antidumping investigation on Chinese imports of hot-rolled coil in December.– India eliminated the 15% export tax on iron ore fines in December and reduced the export duty on iron ore lump to 5% from
15%.– Introduced licensing requirements for imports of certain steel products – some requirements were removed between
December 2008 and January 2009.
Russia– In January, the Russian government announced plans to raise import tariffs on construction steel rod and pipe and tube
products.– In April, the Russian ministry of industry and trade extended its antidumping investigation until July 21, 2009 for imports of
pre-painted steel from China, South Korea, Belgium, Finland and Kazakhstan.
European Union– The European Commission (EC) decided to investigate imports of hollow structural sections from Turkey in December. – The EC decided to put dumping duties on imports of welded tubes and pipes from Belarus, China, Russia, Thailand and
Ukraine in late December.– In January, the Commission decided to impose temporary duties on imports of bars and rods, hot-rolled, in irregularly
wounds coils, of iron, non-alloy steel or alloy steel other than stainless steel from China and Moldova.– The EC imposed provisional dumping duties ranging from 15-51% on Chinese imports of seamless pipe in April.
Steel - New “Protective” Measures Since September 2008
Steel Trade – Dealing From the Bottom of a Stacked Deck
Source: American Metal Market, Steel Business Briefing, WTO,” Report to the TPRB from the Director-General,” March 26, 2009 and Steel Market Intelligence
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Canada– In September, the Canadian International Trade Tribunal (CITT) issued antidumping and countervailing duties against
imports of carbon steel welded pipe from China.– In January, the CITT decided to keep antidumping duties against plate imports from Bulgaria, the Czech Republic and
Romania.– In December, the CITT came to a decision to maintain antidumping duties on imports of carbon and alloy hollow
structural sections from South Korea, South Africa and Turkey.
Brazil– In February, the Brazilian government launched an antidumping investigation into imports of certain flat-rolled steel
products. The investigation will scrutinize imports; especially from Asian countries.
Ukraine– The government eliminated a natural gas surcharge used by steel companies on October 1, 2008. – The ministry of transport froze a tariff for cargo transportation for 1H 2009 while prices of electricity supplied to mining
and steel mills are frozen through June 2009.
Australia– In December, Australia launched an investigation against imports of welded pipe from China.
Philippines– The Tariff Commission is investigating a safeguard petition that was filed by producers of angled bars this month. – Introduced a new “mineral ore export permit” for the transport/shipment of mineral ores.
Steel Trade – Dealing From the Bottom of a Stacked Deck
Steel - New “Protective” Measures Since September 2008
Source: American Metal Market, Steel Business Briefing, WTO,” Report to the TPRB from the Director-General,” March 26, 2009 and Steel Market Intelligence
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Vietnam
– Decided to impose a 10% duty on imports of boron-added long products in mid April to ensure that imports from China do not evade the import duty for construction long products which is 15%. Alloy products quality for a 0% duty in the country.
– Increased import tariffs on semi-finished products of iron or non-alloy steel.
Egypt
– In February, the Egyptian government imposed temporary import duties on imports of cold-rolled sheet, galvanized sheet and plastic-coated sheet.
Turkey
– In January, the Turkish government increased import duties on hot-rolled wide strip and plate, cold-rolled plate and sheet, hot and cold-rolled strip, tinplate and coated products from 5-7% to 13-15%.
Indonesia
– The Indonesian Anti-Dumping (AD) Committee opened an investigation into alleged dumping of hot-rolled plate from Taiwan, China and Malaysia in November.
– In April, the AD Committee issued a pre-notification to the governments of Korea and Malaysia saying that it will initiate an investigation into alleged dumping of HRC.
– Introduction of mandatory standards for steel products (hot-rolled steel sheets and coils and zinc-aluminium alloy coated steel sheets and coils).
Argentina
– Introduced non-automatic import licensing requirement, covering steel and metallurgical products.
Malaysia
– Introduced new technical regulations for 57 steel products, requiring certificates of approval for conformity with Malaysian Standards.
Steel Trade – Dealing From the Bottom of a Stacked Deck
Steel - New “Protective” Measures Since September 2008
Source: American Metal Market, Steel Business Briefing, WTO,” Report to the TPRB from the Director-General,” March 26, 2009 and Steel Market Intelligence
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Is foreign currency “management” a protectionist act? The currency reform bill would classify foreign currency “misalignment” as a trade subsidy. There is a lot of noise & misinformation on the currency bill.
Myths and Realities – Currency Trade Bill
Steel Trade – Dealing from the Bottom of a Stacked Deck
Source: Coalition for a Prosperous America, Tradereform.org and Steel Market Intelligence
Myths
• Protecting against currency management is protectionist.
• Asian countries punished/esp. China.
• Risk of poking finger at our banker.
• Diplomacy works better.
• WTO Consistent?
• Starting a trade war?
Realities
• Currency management is protectionist. Duties would disappear when management does. Free-trade restoring.
• Duties neutralize the protectionist subsidy.
• It is not targeted at any country; all countries “level playing field.”
• Currently are a half dozen countries who would be impacted.
• Foreign countries own our currency for stability & safety – NOT because we’re nice to them.
• Diplomacy is a great idea but the process has been exhausted over many, many years.
• Bill is completely consistent with WTO.
• Holding trading partners accountable to their agreements and standing up for our own rights should not be a basis for retaliation; otherwise the concept of “rules-based” free trade is plowed under mercantilism.
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Steel Trade – Dealing From the Bottom of a Stacked Deck
Source: Oanda.com and Steel Market Intelligence
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Steel Trade – Dealing From the Bottom of a Stacked Deck India – Accusations of “Green” Protectionism
NEW DELHI, May 15 (Bernama) -- India Thursday asked the BRIC members to unitedly oppose the developed countries' move to impose environmental taxes on the developing nations in the name of "green protectionism" to tackle climate change, the Press Trust of India (PTI) reported.
Source: Bloomberg and Steel Market Intelligence
Ahead of the first BRIC summit next month in Russia, Shyam Saran, special envoy to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on climate change, warned that "green should not become a label 'protection' (for the developed nations)".
"We are concerned that green is becoming a new
label for protection. We are now seeing on the grounds of level-playing field and maintaining competitiveness, the developing nations will be forced to take up binding commitment on emissions reduction or pay tariff," he said.
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Steel Trade – Dealing From the Bottom of a Stacked Deck
Source: OpenSecrets.org and Steel Market Intelligence
Lobbying – Financial Services/Real Estate and Steel, 1990 and 2008
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Steel Trade – Dealing From the Bottom of a Stacked Deck
Source: Steel Market Intelligence
Op-Eds – Buy American – Pro vs. Con
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Steel Trade – Dealing From the Bottom of a Stacked Deck
Source: Steel Market Intelligence
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Steel Trade – Dealing From the Bottom of a Stacked Deck
Source: Pew Research Center and Steel Market Intelligence
Public Opinion of Trade, 2002 vs. 2007
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Steel Trade – Dealing From the Bottom of a Stacked Deck
Source: Pew Research Center and Steel Market Intelligence
US – Respondents Agree “Free Trade is Good for our Economy”
2002 2007
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Steel Trade – Dealing From the Bottom of a Stacked Deck
Source: Pew Research Center and Steel Market Intelligence
EU Countries - Respondents Agree “Free Trade is Good for our Economy”
2002 2007
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Steel Trade – Dealing From the Bottom of a Stacked Deck
Source: Pew Research Center and Steel Market Intelligence
India - Respondents Agree “Free Trade is Good for our Economy”
2002 2007
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Steel Trade – Dealing From the Bottom of a Stacked Deck
Source: Pew Research Center and Steel Market Intelligence
China - Respondents Agree “Free Trade is Good for our Economy”
2002 2007
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Steel Trade – Dealing From the Bottom of a Stacked Deck
Joint Effort – Eight Global Steel Trade Associations
• Unprecedented – Eight global steel trade associations from 3 continents submitted comments to the Chinese Steel Authority suggesting compliance with WTO agreements as well as :
• The Chinese steel industry should be governed by market principles
• Chinese steel mercantilist interventions are distorting global trade flows based on comparative advantage trading principles
• Subsidies create artificial competitiveness
• Raw material export control creates artificial cost structure
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Steel Trade – Dealing From the Bottom of a Stacked Deck
Source: Eurofer and Steel Market Intelligence
China’s Steel Market Distortions – China subsidizes its domestic steel industry causing excess high-cost capacity that gets exported to others’ markets
Chinese Steel Subsidies and Government Support Practices – A Selection
Grants, equity infusions, unpaid dividends and other preferential
access to capital
• Government infusions (18 bn RMB Ma’anshan)
• Debt-equity swap (27.5 bn RMB Anshan, Baosteel, Lanzhou, Shougang, Taiyuan)
• Government foregoing dividend payment (industry profit around 190 bn RMB in 2007)
• ‘In-kind’ contribution: Government provides productive assets to another company through govenment-mandated merger (51% stake in 3 MT E’cheng to Wuhan at no cost)
Access to policy-driven lending at favorable rates
• 47 companies benefited from preferential lending through State Key Technology Renovation Project Fund including Anshan, Baosteel and Panzhihua (75 bn RMB)
• Low cost loans ($3.4 bn for major listed steel companies such as Baosteel, Wuhan, Anshan and Shougang)
• China Development Bank committed to provide Anshan with 18 bn RMB loan including 10 bn at preferential rates, to promote strategic development of the company
Preferential tax programs
• Transparency on central government programmes only, not on local level (tax refunds, tax breaks and tax cuts foregoing tax collection worth 7.6 bn RMB from listed steelmakers)
Preferential access to inputs, land and energy
• Free use of land or at less than adequate remuneration (Baosteel, Anshang, Xinyu)
• State-owned steel companies provide steel substrate (HR) to rerollers at significantly low price levels
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Plus– Dynamic domestic demand– Low labor costs– Very competitive leaders– Domestic coal supply
China has significant disadvantages in steelmaking
Steel Trade – Dealing From the Bottom of a Stacked Deck
Minus– Dependence on iron ore imports– High energy cost– Low grade product– Small producers, non-competitive– Inland industrial network– Environmental issues– Transportation costs– High capital cost– Fragmented and inefficient supply
chain
Source: ArcelorMittal and Steel Market Intelligence
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Beijing’s “Silver Lining”
Opportunity to Restructure Chinese Steel Industry
Currently 50% of Global Capacity but 70% of World’s Growth
Industry of Two Halves – Modern Efficient Co-Exists with Backwards and Polluting
North American Echo – North American Restructuring Took 20 Years
Entrenched Stakeholders – Unions, Vendors, Political Interests Supported High Cost Players
According to the China Iron & Steel Association, Chinese steelmakers lost 3.3B Yuan ($483M) in 1Q 2009 and 1.8B Yuan ($262M) alone in March. Some 20 out of 72 (34%) large and medium sized steelmakers reported losses during the quarter.
China’s Golden Opportunity
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Steel Trade – Dealing From the Bottom of a Stacked Deck
Source: Steel Market Intelligence, Import Administration and SteelFacts; including AISI and US Department of Commerce.
Chinese Market Share of U.S. Imports
2003
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China Rest of the World
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Steel Trade – Dealing From the Bottom of a Stacked Deck
Source: Eurofer and Steel Market Intelligence
Chinese Steel Export Surges
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Steel Trade – Dealing From the Bottom of a Stacked Deck
Source: World Steel Association and Steel Market Intelligence
Chinese Net Imports Turned into Exports
Chinese Steel Trade Balance, 1994-2012E (Tonnes in Millions)% of Chinese Consumption
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Steel Trade – Dealing From the Bottom of a Stacked Deck
Source: World Steel Association, National Bureau of Statistics of China and Steel Market Intelligence
Chinese steel consumption growth has outpaced steel capacity growth – most of the time
Chinese Steel Consumption vs. Production (Tonnes in Millions) –
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Steel Trade – Dealing From the Bottom of a Stacked Deck
Source: World Steel Association and Steel Market Intelligence
The “homeless” steel in the global market would have a tsunami effect – the impact of a 10% Decline in Chinese Steel Consumption – 50MT!!!
28% of Asian Market
120% of Korean Market
71% of Japanese Market
26% of International Trade
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Steel Trade – Dealing From the Bottom of a Stacked Deck
Michelle ApplebaumMay 19, 2009847-433-8517