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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.
NAFTA Talks Ready to Resume, Mexican Official Says
27 July 2018 - Mexican Economy Secretary Ildefonso Guajardo said that his country and the U.S. are ready to pick up stalled negotiations on revisions to the North American Free Trade Agreement, according to the Reuters news service.
U.S., EU Hope to 'Resolve' Steel Tariffs
26 July 2018 - U.S. President Donald Trump and European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker announced Wednesday that the two economies would work toward removing tariffs on industrial and goods and “resolve” the 25% steel tariffs imposed by the U.S.
Italian Government Launches Examination of Ilva Bidding
25 July 2018 - The Italian government has opened a review into the bidding process for Ilva and could potentially rescind its agreement to sell the business to ArcelorMittal, reports Kallanish Commodities.
China Takes a New Tack on Air Pollution Reduction
23 July 2018 - China plans to set varying production cuts among its steel mills as it adopts a more tailored approach to reducing air pollution, reports the Reuters news service.
Idled U. S. Steel Blast Furnace Back in Production
21 June 2018 - United States Steel Corporation has restarted one of two idled blast furnaces at its Granite City Works in Illinois and is again producing hot metal.
'We're Going to Make Sure that American Steel Is There ... for Generations to Come,' Says U.S. VP Pence
20 June 2018 - U.S. Vice President Mike Pence visited Nucor Corp.’s Auburn bar mill in New York on Tuesday and declared that “steel is back.”
China, Zimbabwe to Partner on US$1B Steel Mill
11 June 2018 - Chinese and Zimbabwean leaders have signed a memorandum of understanding for a 2-million-metric-ton-per-year steel plant, reports Xinhua, China’s state news agency.
