MARKETS U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE DID NOT ESTABLISH THE ANTI-DUMPING DUTY FOR RUSSIAN MAGNESIUM

A&G Information Services, October, 2001

A&G Information Services 10-01-2001 MARKETS U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE DID NOT ESTABLISH THE ANTI-DUMPING DUTY FOR RUSSIAN MAGNESIUM ST.PETERSBURG, RUSSIA, - (A&G News via COMTEX) -- The largest Russian producer of magnesium is Solikamsky magnesium plant (SMZ). In 2000 it produced 18 000 tons of magnesium, which is about 5% of the world's production.

Last year SMZ exported to USA and Canada 5700 tons of magnesium, to Europe-7620 tons and to the Russian market (mainly for "Russian aluminum")-4470 tons of magnesium. When the anti-dumping investigation began the duty for magnesium imports in the USA was 8%. URL: http://www.aginform.com Copyright 2001 A&G Information Services (via Comtex). All rights reserved