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AK Steel Comments on China’s Preliminary Ruling for Electrical Steel Duties

11 December 2009 - AK Steel responds to the imposition of provisional duties by China's Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) on imported electrical steel products. Chairman, President, and CEO James L. Wainscott says the company is very disappointed by MOFCOM's preliminary findings.

YTD Stainless, Specialty Imports Down More than 50% through August

07 December 2009 - Total stainless imports reached 234,989tons through August 2009, a 56.8% decrease compared to YTD August 2008 according to the latest report from the SSINA. Total specialty imports reached 308,239 tons through the same period, a 55.4% decrease compared to YTD August 2008.

USW Continues to Push for Trade Law Enforcement

03 December 2009 - The United Steelworkers calls for a final countervailing duty and a preliminary antidumping duty to be placed on dumped and subsidized Chinese pipe imports, in testimony before the six-member U.S. International Trade Commission.

November Steel Import Permits Down 11%

03 December 2009 - Steel import permit applications reached 1,386,000 net tons for the month of November, an 11% decrease from the 1,561,000 permit tons recorded in October 2009, according to the latest report from AISI.

Lakeside Steel Supports Decision on Imported Chinese Pipe and Tube Products

30 November 2009 - Lakeside Steel Inc. welcomes the Canada Border Services Agency's preliminary determination that Chinese imports of welded oil and gas well casing and seamless and welded oil and gas well tubing have been dumped and subsidized in the Canadian market.

AISI Endorses Trade, Competitiveness Conclusions of U.S.-China Report

27 November 2009 - The American Iron and Steel Institute reports that it “soundly endorses” key trade and competitiveness-related conclusions contained in the 2009 Annual Report to Congress recently issued by the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission.

U.S. Commerce Department Finds Subsidization of OCTG from China

25 November 2009 - The Department of Commerce announced on November 24 its final determination in the countervailing duty investigation on imports of oil country tubular goods from P.R. China. It found that Chinese producers/exporters of OCTG have received net countervailable subsidies ranging from 10.36 to 15.78%.

Preliminary Steel Imports Rise Again in October

25 November 2009 - The U.S. imported a total of 1,560,000 net tons of steel in October 2009, a 29% increase compared to September final data, according to the latest report from AISI.

China’s Output Boosts World Crude Steel to 13.1% Increase in October

23 November 2009 - World crude steel production for the 66 countries reporting to the World Steel Association stood at an estimated 112,177 million tonnes in October 2009 — 3.1% higher than the previous month (September 2009) and 13.1% higher than October 2008.

September Steel Shipments Rise 3.9% above August

19 November 2009 - U.S. steel mills shipped 5,793,000 net tons for the month of September 2009, a 3.9% increase from August according to the latest report from AISI.

U.S. Steel, Aluminum Shipments and Inventories Rise

18 November 2009 - Shipments of steel and aluminum products from U.S. metals service centers increased in October compared to September levels, and inventories for both metals rose slightly, according to the latest Metals Activity Report from the Metals Service Center Institute.

YTD Stainless, Specialty Imports Still Down Through July

13 November 2009 - Total stainless imports reached 206,931 tons through July 2009, a 57.1% decrease compared to YTD July 2008 according to the latest report from SSINA. Total specialty imports reached 275,032 tons through the same period, a 55.2% decrease compared to YTD July 2008.

ITC to Uphold Duties, Finding on PC Wire Strand from Six Countries

11 November 2009 - The U.S. ITC will uphold the existing countervailing duty order on prestressed concrete steel wire strand from India, and antidumping duty orders on this product from Brazil, India, Korea, Mexico, and Thailand, as well as an existing antidumping duty finding on this product from Japan.

U.S. Commerce Department to Impose Preliminary Duties on OCTG from China

06 November 2009 - The U.S. Department of Commerce preliminarily determines that oil country tubular goods from P.R. China are being sold or are likely to be sold in the United States at less than fair value, as provided in section 733 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended.

Steel Import Permits Rise 16% in October

05 November 2009 - Steel import permit applications reached 1,491000 net tons for the month of October, a 16% increase from the 1,283,000 permit tons recorded in September 2009 according to the latest report from AISI.

ITC Votes to Continue Cases on Seamless Pipe from China

02 November 2009 - The U.S. International Trade Commission determines there is reasonable indication that a U.S. industry is threatened with material injury by reason of imports of certain seamless carbon and alloy steel standard, line, and pressure pipe from China that are allegedly subsidized and sold in the U.S. at less than fair value.

AISI Supports Trade Enforcement Priorities Act of 2009

29 October 2009 - The American Iron and Steel Institute is in favor of the Section 301 bill, known as the Trade Enforcement Priorities Act of 2009, which works to identify priority trade barriers and to make sure that foreign governments are living up to their trade agreement commitments.

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