The producers also noted that the South African producer, Barloworld, had argued that some of its exports to Canada were of a grade of HSS, namely, grade A, that was different from the HSS grade C that was produced by the domestic mills.
Ils ont soutenu que, de janvier à juin 2003, la branche de production a perdu, collectivement, plus de 3 millions de dollars sur les ventes de SSC en comparaison avec un revenu d’exploitation positif de 7,2 millions de dollars au premier semestre de 2002.