Supplied by Algoma Steel…
SAULT STE. MARIE – Algoma Steel Inc. (Algoma Steel) welcomes the Canada Border Services
Agency’s (CBSA) decision today to initiate an anti-dumping investigation concerning hot-rolled
heavy steel plate (Heavy Plate) exported from Chinese Taipei, Germany, South Korea, Malaysia
and Turkey.
The five countries covered by today’s announcement have sold large volumes of Heavy Plate into
Canada at very low prices. On April 6, 2020, Algoma Steel filed a complaint alleging that these
goods were illegally dumped and causing injury to Canadian producers and workers. Today’s
announcement is a critical first step towards protecting the Canadian market from unfairly traded
steel plate from these countries.
If CBSA makes a preliminary determination of dumping, provisional anti-dumping duties will be in
force as of August 25, 2020, and may be imposed retroactively to today’s date.
If CBSA issues a final determination, and the Canadian International Trade Tribunal finds that these
imports have injured domestic producers, anti-dumping duties will be in force as of December 2020
for an initial period of five years.
Algoma Steel CEO Michael McQuade commented on today’s development, “Algoma Steel has been
successfully serving the Canadian market for over 100 years. On a level playing field, Algoma will
compete with any producer in the world however, where exporters choose to dump steel into
Canada, we will not hesitate to respond. Maintaining a strong Canadian trade defence system is
especially critical in today’s volatile trading environment.”

About Algoma Steel Inc.:
Based in Sault Ste. Marie, ON Algoma Steel Inc., is a fully integrated steel producer of hot and cold
rolled steel products including sheet and plate. With a production capacity of an estimated 2.8 million
Algoma Steel Inc. | 105 West Street, Sault Ste. Marie, ON, Canada P6A 7B4 | T: 705-945-2351 F: 705-945-2203 | algoma.com
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