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USITC to Continue Cases on Welded Carbon Steel Pipe from India, Oman, UAE, and Vietnam

12 December 2011 - The U.S. Department of Commerce will continue to conduct its antidumping and countervailing duty investigations on imports of circular welded carbon-quality steel pipe from India, Oman, the United Arab Emirates, and Vietnam based on the USITC’s finding of reasonable indication of material injury due to imports of these products.

Steel Import Permits Down 14% in November

09 December 2011 - Steel import permit applications totaled 1,984,000 net tons for the month of November, a 14% decrease from the 2,309,000 permit tons recorded in October according to the latest report from AISI.

USITC Makes Decision on Cut-to-Length Carbon Steel Plate

06 December 2011 - The U.S. International Trade Commission determined that revoking the existing antidumping and countervailing duty orders on cut-to-length carbon-quality steel plate from India, Indonesia, and Korea would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of material injury within a reasonably foreseeable time. The existing orders on imports of these products from Italy and Japan will be revoked as a result of the Commission's negative determinations.

Preliminary Finished Steel Imports Up 4% in October

23 November 2011 - The U.S. imported a total of 2,192,000 net tons of steel in October, down 3% vs. September final data according to the latest report from AISI. Finished steel imports were up 4% through the same period.

World Crude Steel Production Rebounds Slightly in October

22 November 2011 - World crude steel production for the 64 countries reporting to the World Steel Association stood at an estimated 123.98 million tonnes for October 2011, 0.3% higher than the 123.57 million tonnes reported for the previous month (September 2011) and 6.2% higher in comparison with October 2010.

AK Steel Announces Stainless Steel Price Increase

18 November 2011 - AK Steel announced plans to increase base prices for all 200, 300 and 400 series flat rolled stainless steel products, effective with shipments on January 1, 2012.

Imports of Stainless Pipe and Tube up Substantially in 2011

18 November 2011 - Imports of seamless stainless steel pipe and tube are up substantially in 2011 over the same period in 2010, according to the latest report from the Stainless Steel Tube Trade Advancement Committee.

September Steel Shipments Down 4.3% from August

18 November 2011 - U.S. steel mills shipped 7,947,262 net tons for the month of September 2011, a 4.3% decrease from the 8,304,638 net tons shipped in the previous month according to the latest report from AISI.

ITC to Uphold Duty Orders on Stainless Pipe from Korea, Taiwan

18 November 2011 - The U.S. International Trade Commission determined that revoking the existing antidumping duty orders on welded stainless steel pipe from Korea and Taiwan would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of material injury within a reasonably foreseeable time.

Commerce Initiates Investigations of Steel Pipe

17 November 2011 - The Department of Commerce recently initiated antidumping duty and countervailing duty investigations of certain steel-pipe imports from India, Oman, United Arab Emirates, and Vietnam.

Metal Shipments Resume Double-Digit Growth in U.S.

17 November 2011 - Service center shipments returned to double-digit increases in the U.S. in October, while Canadian shipments grew at a slightly slower rate than last month, according to the latest Metals Activity Report from the Metals Service Center Institute.

Stainless Imports up 35% Through YTD August 2011

10 November 2011 - Total stainless imports reached 557,407 tons through YTD August 2011, a 34.4% increase compared to YTD August 2010 according to the latest report from SSINA. Total specialty steel imports (comprising stainless steel, alloy tool steel and electrical steel) reached 704,798 tons through the same period, a 33.7% increase.

Don B. Daily Memorial Fund Selects Recipients

03 November 2011 - The Steel Manufacturers Association (SMA) and the Association for Iron & Steel Technology (AIST) Foundation are proud to announce the first-year recipients of the newly established Don B. Daily Memorial Fund to Promote Steel Industry Safety and Health.

Steel Import Market Share Still at 22% in October Despite 3% Dip in Import Permits

03 November 2011 - Steel import permit applications totaled 2,192,000 net tons for the month of October, a 3% decrease from the 2,269,000 permit tons recorded in September according to the latest report from AISI.

Commerce Preliminarily Finds Dumping of Galvanized Wire from China, Mexico

31 October 2011 - The Department of Commerce preliminarily determined that Chinese and Mexican producers/exporters have sold galvanized steel wire in the United States at margins ranging from 76.34 to 235.00%, and 37.87 to 61.54%, respectively.

Preliminary Steel Imports Decline 9% in September

26 October 2011 - The U.S. imported a total of 2,238,000 net tons of steel in September, down 9% from August final data according to the latest report from AISI. Finished steel imports were also down 9% through the same period.

Stainless Imports up 39% through YTD July 2011

25 October 2011 - Total stainless imports reached 488,826 tons through YTD July 2011, a 38.6% increase compared to YTD July 2010 according to the latest report from SSINA. Total specialty steel imports (comprising stainless steel, alloy tool steel and electrical steel) reached 615,409 tons through the same period, a 37.2% increase.

September World Crude Steel Production Dips Slightly vs. August

24 October 2011 - World crude steel production for the 64 countries reporting to the World Steel Association stood at an estimated 123.57 million tonnes for September 2011, 0.8% lower than the 124.59 million tonnes reported for the previous month (August 2011) and 9.7% higher in comparison with September 2010.

August Steel Shipments up 12.1% from July

20 October 2011 - U.S. steel mills shipped 8,304,638 net tons for the month of August 2011, according to the latest report from AISI.

Metal Shipments Continue Year-Over-Year Growth in September

19 October 2011 - Service center shipments remained above 2010 levels for steel and aluminum products in both the U.S. and Canada in September, according to the latest Metals Activity Report from the Metals Service Center Institute.

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