Steel News

Wheat Growers Call Out Steelmakers Over Section 232 Investigation

15 January 2018 - Highlighting the difficulty U.S. President Donald Trump faces in deciding whether to set new import restrictions on steel, the U. S. Wheat Association on Monday said extreme measures would hold disastrous consequences for other U.S. industries.

Decision Time: Trump Receives Commerce Department's Awaited Section 232 Report

12 January 2018 - The U.S. Department of Commerce has concluded its Section 232 investigation on steel imports and has sent its long-awaited report to President Donald Trump, but it will not immediately release its findings and conclusions, officials have announced.

For President Trump, Decision on Steel Tariffs Looms

11 January 2018 - Within the next four days, the U.S. Department of Commerce is to send to the president its much anticipated report on whether imported steel poses a threat to national security.

Key Belgian Port Sees Steel Volumes Rise

08 January 2018 - Europe’s top steel port expects to report a 43% increase in its 2017 steel volumes, reports Breakbulk Magazine.

China Scraps Steel Export Tax

15 December 2017 - China is reducing or altogether eliminating its export tax on certain steel products, a move that likely will inflame trade tensions with the U.S. and European Union, according to reports.

Commerce Department Slaps Tariffs on Steel Made in China but Finished in Vietnam

07 December 2017 - In a precedent-setting decision, the U.S. Department of Commerce has ruled that China is circumventing steel tariffs by shipping products to Vietnam for finishing before exporting them to the United States.

Democrats Prod Trump to Act on Steel Tariffs

27 October 2017 - U.S. Senate minority leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., said he’ll block nominations of two Commerce Department officials if the Trump administration doesn’t move on plans to impose new trade measures against imported steel and aluminum, reports The New York Times.

EU Sets Tariffs on Hot-Rolled Coil From Four Countries

06 October 2017 - The European Union has imposed tariffs ranging from EUR17.6 to EUR96.5 per ton on hot-rolled flat steel from Brazil, Iran, Russia and Ukraine.

USW Again Calls On Trump to Impose Steel Tariffs

25 September 2017 - Citing ArcelorMittal’s decision to halt plate rolling at its Conshohocken, Pa., USA, plant, the United Steelworkers union is issuing a new call to the Trump administration to complete its national security review of steel imports.

ArcelorMittal to Cease Rolling Plate at U.S. Mill

19 September 2017 - ArcelorMittal USA said it will idle the plate rolling line at its Conshohocken, Pa., mill sometime in the next year on account of low demand and competition from unfairly traded imports.

U.S. Trade Commission OKs Rebar Tariffs

30 August 2017 - The U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) on Wednesday cleared the way for the imposition of tariffs on Taiwanese rebar and renewed anti-dumping orders on stainless sheet and strip from that country and two others.

Report: Trump Twice Said No Deal to China on Offer to Reduce Steel Capacity

29 August 2017 - U.S. President Donald Trump apparently wants tariffs on imported Chinese steel so much so that he rejected an offer from Chinese leaders for additional capacity cuts, reports the (London) Financial Times.

Trump Demands Import Tariffs

28 August 2017 - Should there be any question on where U.S. President Donald Trump wants to take trade policy, perhaps this will be helpful.

U. S. Steelmakers Make the Case for Import Restrictions Directly to Trump

24 August 2017 - Top executives at 25 American steel companies have appealed directly to President Donald Trump for relief from imported steel.

U.S. Stainless Flange Producers File Dumping Complaint Against China, India

17 August 2017 - Two U.S. flange makers have filed a dumping complaint against China and India, alleging that producers in those countries are selling forged stainless flanges below cost.

Timing of Section 232 Decision Remains Uncertain

28 July 2017 - U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross said he’ll defer to President Donald Trump on the timing of the administration’s Section 232 decision, according to the Reuters news agency.

USW to Trump: Get on With It Already

27 July 2017 - In regard to the Trump administration’s decision to delay action on new steel trade measures, the United Steelworkers union has this much to say: “What are you waiting for?”

The Industry Will Have to Wait Longer For Section 232 Decision

26 July 2017 - For those awaiting President Donald Trump’s decision on whether to impose new tariffs on imported steel, you’re going to have to wait longer.

Nucor CEO: It's Time to Support the American Steel Industry

25 July 2017 - As Nucor Corp. chairman and chief executive John Ferriola sees it, the United States is in a trade war. And it’s losing.

U.S. Commerce Department Affirms Rebar Tariffs

21 July 2017 - The U.S. Department of Commerce on Friday set final antidumping margins of 3.5% on imported rebar from Taiwan.