▶Subscribe to the Steel News Rewind Newsletter

Industry

Additive Manufacturing

AHSS

Assets For Sale

Awards

Bankruptcy & Restructuring

COVID-19

Earnings & Finance

Economy & Markets

Energy, Environment & Sustainability

Mergers & Acquisitions

Mill Upgrades & Capital Investments

New Contracts & Orders

Production & Shipments

Workforce Development

Latest News

June Steel Shipments Dip Slightly from May

17 August 2010 - U.S. steel mills shipped 7,292,203 net tons for the month of June 2010, a 0.7% decrease from net tons shipped in the previous month and a 52.0% increase from net tons shipped in June 2009, according to the latest report from AISI.

Commerce Preliminarily Finds Unfair Dumping of Drill Pipe from China

09 August 2010 - The Department of Commerce has preliminarily determined that Chinese producers/exporters have sold drill pipe in the United States at margins ranging between 0.00 (de minimis) and 429.29%.

Industry Group Applauds Introduction of ENFORCE Act of 2010

06 August 2010 - Members of the Committee on Pipe and Tube Imports and its Customs Task Force applauded the introduction this week of the ENFORCE Act of 2010, legislation to end the circumvention and evasion of customs duties.

Steel Import Permits Increase 15% in July

05 August 2010 - Steel import permit applications reached a total of 2,323,000 net tons for the month of July, a 15% increase from the 2,023,000 permit tons recorded in June and a 17% increase from the June preliminary imports total, according to the latest report from AISI.

Preliminary Steel Imports up 35% through First Half of 2010

28 July 2010 - The U.S. imported a total of 1,982,000 net tons of steel in June, down 14% vs. May final data according to the latest report from AISI.

Commerce Finds Unfair Dumping, Subsidization of Magnesia Carbon Bricks

28 July 2010 - The Department of Commerce has announced its affirmative final determinations in the antidumping duty (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) investigations on imports of magnesia carbon bricks from P.R. China and AD investigations on imports from Mexico.

Stainless Steel Imports Up 53% through April 2010

26 July 2010 - Total stainless steel imports reached 183,761 tons for YTD April 2010 a 52.8% increase compared to the comparable year-ago period according to the latest report from SSINA. Total specialty steel imports (comprising stainless steel, alloy tool steel and electrical steel) were up 37.8% through the same period.

World Crude Steel Production Dips 4.4% in June

22 July 2010 - World crude steel production for the 66 countries reporting to the world steel association stood at an estimated 118.76 million tonnes in June 2010 — a 4.4% decrease from the previous month (May 2010) and an 18.0% increase vs. June 2009.

Metals Shipments Accelerate in June 2010

21 July 2010 - Year-over-year growth of steel and aluminum shipments from U.S. and Canadian metals service centers continued at double-digit rates in June, according to the latest Metals Activity Report from the Metals Service Center Institute.

May Steel Shipments up 4.1% from April

19 July 2010 - U.S. steel mills shipped 7,345,455 net tons for the month of May 2010, a 4.1% increase from the 7,057,660 net tons shipped in the previous month and a 71.6% increase from the 4,281,986 net tons shipped in May 2009 according to the latest report from AISI.

AISI Opposes Electric Utility Cap-and-Trade Proposals

16 July 2010 - AISI expresses opposition to proposals for a cap-and-trade program directly regulating the electric utility sector because of the substantially negative impact such legislation would have on the international competitiveness of the steel industry.

worldsteel Publishes 2010 World Steel in Figures

14 July 2010 - The World Steel Association has published the 2010 edition of World Steel in Figures, featuring comprehensive information on the production, trade and apparent use of crude steel, pig iron, iron ore and scrap. Top steel producing countries and companies are also highlighted.

AISI Disappointed in ‘Missed Opportunity’ to Confront Unfair Trade Policies

13 July 2010 - China’s undervalued currency continues to harm U.S. manufacturers, according to the American Iron and Steel Institute and its President and CEO Thomas J. Gibson. He recently offered a comment on the Administration’s decision to not declare China a currency manipulator.

June Steel Import Permits Decline 15% from May

08 July 2010 - Steel import permit applications reached a total of 1,955,000 net tons for the month of June, a 15% decrease from the 2,297,000 permit tons recorded in May according to the latest report from AISI.

ITC to Conduct Sunset Review of Hot-Rolled Steel from Brazil, Japan and Russia

07 July 2010 - The ITC has voted to conduct full five-year (sunset) reviews on a countervailing duty order on hot-rolled flat carbon-quality steel products from Brazil, antidumping duty orders on hot-rolled steel from Brazil and Japan, and a suspended investigation on hot-rolled steel from Russia.

First Quarter Stainless Steel Imports 44% Ahead of Q1-2009

02 July 2010 - Total stainless steel imports reached 131,894 tons for YTD March 2010, a 44.1% increase compared to YTD March 2009 according to the latest report from SSINA. Total specialty steel imports (comprising stainless steel, alloy tool steel and electrical steel) were up 23.8% through the same period.

AISI Commends Congressmen for Actions on China Currency

24 June 2010 - Congressmen Tim Ryan (D-Ohio) and Tim Murphy (R-Pa.) were commended by AISI's Thomas J. Gibson for their urgent call to the House of Representatives to pass their bipartisan legislation, The Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act of 2009 (H.R. 2378).

Preliminary Steel Imports Rise 7% in May

23 June 2010 - The U.S. imported a total of 2,226,000 net tons of steel in May, up 7% vs. April final data and the 3rd consecutive monthly increase according to the latest report from AISI.

May World Crude Steel Output up 2.9% from Previous Month

22 June 2010 - World crude steel production for the 66 countries reporting to the World Steel Association stood at an estimated 124.18 million tonnes in May 2010 — a 2.1% increase from the previous month (April 2010) and a 29.1% increase vs. May 2009.

Metals Volumes Continue to Climb through May 2010

17 June 2010 - May shipments of steel and aluminum products from U.S. and Canadian metals service centers increased at double-digit rates from depressed year-ago levels, according to the latest Metals Activity Report from MSCI.

Page 331 of 354

View Latest Steel News