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Policy
Public policy affecting the iron and steel industry.
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EU Countries to Vote on Steel Import Restrictions
09 January 2019 - The European Union is to vote next week on whether to make permanent its provisional safeguard measure on steel imports, reports the Reuters news service.
Section 232 Tariffs Have Fostered Job Creation, Capital Investment, Think Tank Says
11 December 2018 - The Section 232 steel and aluminum tariffs haven’t yielded the disastrous economic consequences some had predicted and, in fact, have created new jobs and allowed for renewed capital investment, an economic think tank argues in a new paper.
Mittal Calls for Green Tax on Steel Imported Into Europe
11 December 2018 - ArcelorMittal executives on Tuesday said Europe ought to tax imported steel under the terms of its Emissions Trading System as a way to prod foreign producers into reducing emissions and maintain a level playing field for domestic producers.
Here's China's Next Big Pollution Battle: Slag Piles
11 December 2018 - China has been trying to crack down on air pollution generated by its steel industry. Now, it’s targeting another type of pollution created by the mills – the thousands of slag piles that dot the country.
Section 232 Tariff Battle Enters a New Phase
21 November 2018 - The international dispute over the Trump administration’s Section 232 tariffs on steel and aluminum has ratcheted up, as opposing countries confirmed on Wednesday they will move to begin adjudication proceedings, the Reuters news service reports.
Trade Group: Section 232 is Producing Intended Results
08 November 2018 - The Section 232 steel and aluminum tariffs have driven US$8.2 billion in capital investments and have allowed for the creation or restoration of around 7,000 jobs, the president of the Alliance for American Manufacturing trade group said Thursday.
Report: Trump Administration Looks for Quotas on Mexican Steel
16 October 2018 - As part of discussion to lift the 25% tariff on steel imports with Mexico, U.S. negotiators are proposing a quota on Mexican imports, according to the Reuters news service.
Looking to Block Diverted Steel, Canada Imposes Tariff on Seven Products
12 October 2018 - Canada is imposing a provisional tariff on seven steel products, saying the safeguard measure is necessary to prevent its home markets from being flooded with steel that would have been sold into the U.S., if not for the Trump administration’s Section 232 tariffs.
Turkey to Impose Its Own Steel Safeguard Measures
08 October 2018 - Turkey is setting a quota on imported steel as trade measures in the U.S. and elsewhere deflect foreign steel into the Turkish market, according to the Reuters news service.
China Eliminates Wintertime Production Restrictions
02 October 2018 - China is doing away with centrally mandated, wintertime production curtailments that were meant to reduce air pollution during the winter heating season.
Trump: Tariffs on Mexican, Canadian Steel Will Remain
01 October 2018 - Even as Canada and the United States have agreed to a new version of the North American Free Trade Agreement, President Donald Trump on Monday said the Section 232 tariffs on steel and aluminum will remain.
Report: India Might Win Limited Section 232 Tariff Exemption
19 September 2018 - The Trump administration reportedly has agreed to exempt some Indian steel and aluminum from the Section 232 tariffs announced in March, according to The (India) Economic Times.
Canadian, Mexican Steel Associations Call for End to Tariffs
06 September 2018 - The Canadian Steel Producers Association and CANACERO, Mexico’s steel association, have called for an end to the Section 232 tariffs through the renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement.
Hopes Buoyed for U.S.-Canada NAFTA Deal
30 August 2018 - Trade negotiations between the U.S. and Canada have taken a turn for the better, with officials on both sides suggesting that they think they can come to terms on a new North American Free Trade Agreement by Friday.
AISI: NAFTA Agreement Must Include Canada
27 August 2018 - The American Iron and Steel Institute called on the Trump administration on Monday to negotiate a revised North American Free Trade Agreement that includes Canada.
Mexican Steel Group Talks Quotas Instead of Tariffs with Trump Administration
24 August 2018 - The Trump administration reportedly is discussing the potential of lifting the 25% tariff on Mexican-made steel in exchange for accepting an import quota, according to Reuters news service.
AISI Throws Support Behind Emissions Standards Rewrite
06 August 2018 - The American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) said it welcomes the Trump administration’s plan to revise fuel economy standards for cars and trucks.
China Might Again Order Steel Production Cuts
03 August 2018 - China is drafting its emissions-reductions measures for the coming winter heating season and may require steel mills in six major steel cities to curtail production by 50%, according to the Reuters news service.
Mittal: Steel Tariffs Have Been a ‘Net Positive’ for Company
02 August 2018 - Rising steel prices and healthy demand propelled ArcelorMittal’s second-quarter profits to US$1.9 billion, its best quarterly finish since 2011. And chief executive Lakshmi Mittal is thanking one person: U.S. President Donald Trump.
Trump: 'The Days of Plundering American Jobs ... Are Over'
27 July 2018 - In his effort to prop up American steelmaking, President Donald Trump has pointed to United States Steel Corporation and the restart of its Granite City blast furnaces as an example of his trade policy success.
