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Public policy affecting the iron and steel industry.
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Commerce Department Completes Section 232 Investigation into Foreign Auto Imports
18 February 2019 - The U.S. Department of Commerce has sent the results of its Section 232 investigation into automotive imports to President Donald Trump.
Canada, Mexico Won't Adopt USMCA Trade Agreement With Section 232 Tariffs in Place, Senator Says
14 February 2019 - Mexico and Canada won’t ratify the new United States-Mexico-Canada trade agreement (USMCA) unless the Trump administration lifts the Section 232 tariffs on Canadian and Mexican steel and aluminum, according to Senate Finance Chairman Charles E. Grassley.
Association: Hard Brexit Could Impact One-Third of U.K. Steel Exports
05 February 2019 - A no-deal exit from the European Union has the potential disrupt nearly one-third of the United Kingdom’s steel production and would add significant costs for producers there, warns the UK Steel trade association.
Trump Signs Executive Order Expanding Buy American Preferences
31 January 2019 - President Trump on Thursday signed an executive order that strengthens Buy American preferences for infrastructure projects.
A New Congress Begins, and New Leadership Takes the Helm of Steel Caucus
25 January 2019 - U.S. Rep. Conor Lamb, a Pennsylvania Democrat serving the Pittsburgh region, has been named chairman of the Congressional Steel Caucus.
EU Sets Limits on Imported Steel
16 January 2019 - The European Union’s member countries have approved a cap on steel imports, an effort to prevent home markets from being flooded by a wave of foreign steel deflected from the U.S.
Chinese Steel Industry to Focus on 'Production Optimization' in 2019, Says Association Chairman
14 January 2019 - As it continues to execute supply-side reforms, China’s steel industry likely will switch gears this year and begin to consolidate and streamline operations, the chairman of the China Iron and Steel Association has said.
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.
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