[Taiwan's buyers continue importing Chinese cold-rolled steel amid AD case uncertainty]

Published: Jul 9, 2026 16:30

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Taiwan's cold-rolled steel buyers remain active in securing Chinese material as the anti-dumping petition filed by CSC over three months ago still awaits formal investigation. In a parallel case, on February 10, the Ministry of Economic Affairs preliminarily found that imports of non-oriented electrical steel from China and South Korea have caused material injury to the domestic industry, and the case will be forwarded to the Ministry of Finance for dumping investigation. Market participants noted that the prolonged delay in the cold-rolled probe has encouraged importers to stock up on lower-priced Chinese material, with June imports reaching about 40,000 tonnes. Despite Chinese mills raising offers to defend margins amid falling domestic prices, discounts remain available for large orders, sustaining an arbitrage opportunity versus local Taiwanese prices.

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