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Lawmaker Wants U.S. Pipelines To Be Built From American Steel
10 August 2015 - U.S. Rep. Rick Nolan has reintroduced a bill requiring that domestic oil and gas pipelines be built with American-made steel.
Acquisition Talks For Tata Steel Long Products Business Unsuccessful, Company Confirms
06 August 2015 - Confirming earlier reports, Tata Steel executives said that negotiations on the sale of its European long products business have broken off.
World Steel Association: Governments Must Consider Steel's Importance When Setting Carbon Policies
30 July 2015 - The World Steel Association is calling upon the world's governments to engage the industry as they develop carbon emissions policies.
Mexico Imposes Tariffs on Steel From Spain, U.S. and India
17 July 2015 - As reported by Reuters, Mexico has imposed provisional import duties on carbon steel tubing with seams from the United States, Spain and India, as it investigates possible dumping.
EUROFER Releases Statement on Proposed Revisions to the European Union's Emissions Trading Scheme
16 July 2015 - The European Steel Association (EUROFER) reacted to the official publication of the Commission proposal on the revision on the EU’s Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS) in a press release on 15 July.
Mexico Renews Countervailing Duty on Cold Rolled Coil from Russia and Kazakhstan
08 July 2015 - The countervailing duty applied to Mexican imports of cold-rolled coil from Russia and Kazakhstan was extended by five years after a review, Mexico's Ministry of Economy said on 1 July.
AISI Hails Presidential Signing of Trade Package
29 June 2015 - President Obama today signed two significant trade initiatives - Trade Promotion Authority (TPA), and the extension of the Africa Growth and Opportunity Act and other trade preference programs, which includes renewal of Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) and trade remedy improvements.
U. S. Steel President And CEO Mario Longhi Commends President Obama For Strengthening Trade Enforcement Laws
29 June 2015 - Today United States Steel Corporation President and CEO Mario Longhi commended President Barack Obama as he signed the Trade Promotion Authority (TPA) and Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) legislation into law.
Update: Trade Adjustment Assistance Bill With Antidumping/Countervailing Measures Approved by U.S. Senate and House
25 June 2015 - Update: The U.S. House of Representatives approved the Trade Adjustment Assistance bill by a vote of 286-138.
U. S. Steel President And CEO Applauds Congress For The Passage Of Trade Promotion Authority And Trade Adjustment Assistance
25 June 2015 - Today United States Steel Corporation President and CEO Mario Longhi issued the following statement in response to the passage of the Trade Promotion Authority (TPA) and Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) bills.
SMA Lauds Congressional Votes on Trade Bills
25 June 2015 - The Steel Manufacturers Association (SMA) today applauded recent Congressional passage of two trade bills.
India Raises Duties on Some Steel Products to Counter Chinese Imports
24 June 2015 - As reported by Reuters, India has raised duties on certain steel products by up to 2.5 percentage points, as domestic producers struggle to cope with surging cheap imports from China and Russia, among others.
Mexico Places Duties on Cold-Rolled Steel From China
23 June 2015 - Mexico's government said on 19 June 2015 that it would impose import duties on cold-rolled steel sheet from China after an anti-dumping investigation, as reported by Reuters.
Global Steel Industry Calls On Governments to Take Action Against China’s New Steel Policy and Overcapacity
18 June 2015 - The American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI), the Steel Manufacturers Association (SMA), the Canadian Steel Producers Association (CSPA), Specialty Steel Industry of North America (SSINA), the Committee on Pipe and Tube Imports (CPTI), the Latin American Steel Association (Alacero), the Mexican Iron and Steel Industry Chamber (Canacero), the European Steel Association (Eurofer), the Turkish Steel Producers Association (TCUD) and the Brazil Steel Institute have issued a joint industry statement concerning China's new steel policies on 16 June 2015.
Associations of Europe and North and Latin America Present Critical Document to the “New” Chinese Steel Industry Policy
21 April 2015 - Eight national and regional associations representing the steel industries of Europe, North and Latin America joined in expressing their concern to the Chinese government about the recently revised “Adjustment Policy 2015” to the Chinese national steel strategy, released last March.
Steel Executives Bring Trade and Jobs Focus to Capitol Hill
26 March 2015 - Chief executives from three of the leading steel companies in the U.S told members of the Congressional Steel Caucus on 26 March 2015 that the government needs to dramatically improve policies on trade, investment in the workforce and infrastructure to ensure competitiveness and preserve American jobs in steel and other manufacturing sectors.
Canadian Steel industry Applauds Gov’t Order to Prevent Buy America on Canadian Soil
26 January 2015 - The Canadian Institute of Steel Construction (CISC), the voice of the Canadian Steel industry, is applauding the federal government's efforts to fight Buy America on Canadian soil, and congratulates Honourable Ed Fast, Minister of International Trade, for his leadership in championing Canadian sovereignty, jobs and the Canadian steel manufacturing sector.
AISI Reacts to State of the Union Address
21 January 2015 - The American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI), which represents North American steel producers and suppliers to the steel industry, said the President’s State of the Union message on 20 January 2015 had some “positive elements for the manufacturing sector;” however, “fell short of offering specific proposals to ensure robust growth for industry.”
European Parliament Urges EU to Step Up Efforts to Help Steel Industry Out of Crisis
18 December 2014 - The EU should step up its efforts to help the steel industry out of the crisis, Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) said in a non-binding resolution voted on 17 December 2014.
EVRAZ North America Disappointed in Keystone XL Vote Results
09 December 2014 - EVRAZ North America expressed disappointment that while Senate votes favored proceeding with the long-awaited construction of the Keystone XL pipeline by 59 to 41, the bill was one vote short of being approved and advancing to the White House.
