According to the German "Der Spiegel" website reported on April 10th, the German steel enterprises Salzgitter days before the confirmation of punitive import tariffs since March 30th of the company's production of thick steel plate 22.9% levy. In the United States anti-dumping investigation, Salzgitter exports to the United States thick steel plate is mainly supplied to the company's factory in the United States, a small amount sold to other U.S. companies, the total amount of 200 thousand tons. Saltzgitter dismissed the allegations, saying the U.S. business accounted for only 6% of its total sales.