The United States International Commission on Trade (USITC) is considering lifting a current anti-dumping duty order against certain stainless steel imports from the Philippines, Malaysia, and Italy ahead of the measure’s expiration next month, the agency said in federal register notice dated Nov. 1. The second review of the anti-dumping duty comes several months after US Homeland Security department announced that it would pay out subsidies to four American steel manufacturers supposedly harmed by the cheap stainless steel butt-weld pipe fittings shipped from the three...
Imports of seamless stainless steel pipe and tube are up substantially in 2011 over the same period in 2010. Total imports of small diameter seamless pipe and tubing are up by nearly 40 percent through August, 2011, lead by substantial increases from Japan (up 350 percent) and China (up 56 percent).
"Members of the Stainless Steel Tube Trade Advancement Committee (SSTTAC) commented in late 2010 that an antidumping case filed in the European Union against China could result in a shifting of imports to the United States. EU antidumping margins of up to 70 percent have apparently...
Property prices in Italy slid by 0.7 per cent during the year to June 2011, figures from think-tank Nomisma show.
Citing the data in a report about the state of the country's real estate market, Global Property Guide noted that there is a mixed outlook for the sector.
The publication highlighted a Bank of Italy survey from October this year, which found that estate agents in the nation expected sales to increase over the coming months.
However, Nomisma predicted that the downturn in the Italian property market is not yet over, with further falls still to...
Holidaymakers opting for rental properties in Spain are looking for higher standards from their accommodation.
This is the finding of the Campaya Rental Property Market Trends 2011 report, which revealed that visitors to the country are increasingly searching for "levels of luxury equal to, if not better than, at home".
As a result, the organisation suggested that those who invest in a property in Spain with the intention of letting it out to tourists may need to do more when it comes to furnishing and decorating the flat or house.
The value of residential real estate assets in Turkey has risen, new research shows.
According to the REIDIN.com monthly property index for the nation, the worth of homes increased by an average of 0.81 per cent in October, compared to September.
Izmir saw the biggest price hike in this period at 1.53 per cent, while Istanbul also topped the average figure with a jump of 0.88 per cent in its real estate values.
Those who have invested in a property in Turkey with the intention of renting it out may be pleased to learn that rental values climbed by 1.07...
