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It is reported that the US commerce
department has approved a policy
of anti-dumping duties on prestressed
concrete steel rail tie wire imported
from China and Mexico. The wire is
used in commuter and high-speed rail
line applications. The petitioners for the
investigations were Insteel Wire Products
Company and Davis Wire Corporation.
The duties are said to be 9.99 percent for
imports from Mexico, and between 31.4
percent and 35.3 percent for steel wire
imports from China. There will be no duties
imposed on wire from Thailand.
A final decision will be made on 12
th
June
to determine the final dumping duties.
China is said to have exported steel wire
worth $31.1million to the US during 2013,
and Mexico shipped wire to the value of
$21.3million.
Prestressed
duties
The US defense department has
awarded a $31 million contract to
Xtera Communications Inc to build
Guantánamo’s underseafiber opticcable,
connecting the US base in southeast Cuba
with South Florida.
The project is a major investment in
upgrading services at the remote base
for around 6,000 residents, including
2,200 soldiers and other temporary staff
at the prison camp currently holding 154
captives.
The work has an estimated completion
date of December 2015.
Fiber optic for
Guantánamo