Plan to lift Chinese rebar ban to plug Russian import gap

The Government’s influential trade advisory body is proposing to lift the ban on Chinese rebar imports amid fears of looming UK shortages and price rises.
The Trade Remedies Authority, a non-departmental public body of the Department for International Trade, warns there will be a steep fall in rebar supply due to the war in Ukraine and sanctions against Russia and Belarus.
Rebar from Ukraine, Belarus and Russia accounts for between 20% and 40% of total UK imports.
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