Economics

EU Says China May Be Dodging Levies on Corrosion-Resistant Steel

  • Bloc opens investigation that could lead to wider duties
  • Evidence that the targeted steel is being ‘slightly modified’
Photographer: Qilai Shen/Bloomberg
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The European Union threatened to widen tariffs on corrosion-resistant steel from China, saying Chinese manufacturers may have shipped “slightly modified” versions of the product to dodge the duties.