This growing demand is attributable to large-scale infrastructural development, high economic growth, and demand in the oil, gas and power sector.71 SAIL expects economic growth in the range of 6% to 8% per annum in the next few years and expects domestic consumption of steel plate to grow at a similar rate.72 SAIL submitted that given the increasing domestic demand for steel plate and the stable production capacity, the availability of steel plate for export markets is bound to decrease in the foreseeable future.73 [78] With respect to likely export sales, SAIL stated, "available quantities for export may be sold in the neighbouring markets due to freight advantage."74 Approximately 20% of the BSP production is expected to be available for the export market.75 SAIL stated that its major markets consisted of South East and Far East Asia as well as Europe.76 The company argued that it has not exported to Canada over the last five years and that it has no planned sales to Canada in the near future.77 [79] In its submission to the Tribunal regarding its opposition to the initiation of an expiry review, SAIL raised the issue that most of the reports presented by the Canadian industry to back their arguments were actually referring to long products, which have no correlation with the subject goods.
[62] Les producteurs nationaux ont aussi avancé que la Turquie dépend énormément des exportations62, et ils ont fait remarquer que ses exportations avaient dépassé 3,9 millions de tonnes en 2003. En outre, Sidbec a fourni une preuve de ce que trois des producteurs en Turquie ayant répondu au questionnaire avaient exporté la plupart de leurs barres d'armature pendant la PVR et qu'Ekinciler, qui a redémarré sa production en février 2004, veut exporter 80 % de son énorme production de barres d'armature.63 [63] Stelco a fait valoir que, en raison de leur vocation exportatrice et de l'importance du marché canadien, l'annulation des conclusions I au sujet des barres d'armature inciterait les producteurs en Turquie à accroître leurs exportations vers l'Amérique du Nord parce que les prix des barres d'armature y sont actuellement de beaucoup supérieurs à ceux pratiqués dans les pays tiers64.