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CMC Shutters California Meltshop
17 October 2019 - Commercial Metals Company has closed the meltshop at its California rebar mill, saying that regulatory costs are making it too difficult to compete, reports news and commodities pricing service Argus.
Obstacles Remain as China Works on Steel Capacity Reductions, Industry Ministry Official Says
26 September 2019 - Not for a lack of trying, China remains challenged to contain illegal steel capacity, reports the Reuters news service.
EU Countries Approve Steel Safeguard Revisions
04 September 2019 - European Union governments have OK'd tighter restrictions on steel imports, lowering the threshold at which 25% duty on certain grades applies, the Reuters news service reports.
U.K. Establishes Funds to Support Steel Decarbonization
29 August 2019 - The U.K. government is allocating GBP350 million (US$426.9 million) to two funds that will support efforts to decarbonize its steel industry and scale up production of hydrogen.
Primetals Technologies Sees Increasing Demand for Caster Optimization Packages
11 July 2019 - Primetals Technologies has reached a new sales milestone, signing a contract to install its 150th level 2 process automation package for continuous casters in the last 10 years.
Supreme Court Won’t Hear Section 232 Challenge ... Yet
24 June 2019 - The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to immediately hear a challenge to President Donald Trump’s Section 232 steel and aluminum tariffs, ending a trade association’s effort to fast-track the case, but not the case itself.
Mittal: EU Must Take Further Measures in Wake of Steel Tariffs
13 June 2019 - ArcelorMittal chief executive Lakshmi Mittal says the European Union needs to further protect the domestic steel market from imports that are being deflected by U.S. President Donald Trump’s steel tariffs.
Lifting Steel Tariffs Necessitates Continued Vigilance, SMA Says
20 May 2019 - The Steel Manufacturers Association hopes that the removal of the Section 232 tariffs on Canadian and Mexican steel will clear the way for a new North American free trade agreement, but said that close monitoring of steel imports is still needed.
U.S. Nears Resolution to 232 Tariff Dispute With Canada, Mexico
15 May 2019 - U.S. negotiators are coming close to an agreement with Mexico and Canada on the Section 232 steel and aluminum tariffs, according to reports.
Report: U.S. Officials Might Be Close to Canada Deal on Section 232 Tariffs
14 May 2019 - American and Canadian officials could be closing in on an agreement that would lift the Section 232 tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminum, according to Politico.
Commerce Department Rejects Tariff Exclusions for U.S. Slab Importers
25 April 2019 - The U.S. Commerce Department has denied a tariff exclusion request from Allegheny Technologies Inc.’s (ATI) stainless steel joint venture with Tsingshan Group, the company said.
Let's Not Disband the Global Steel Capacity Forum, EUROFER Says
28 March 2019 - The European Steel Association (EUROFER) is urging the world’s steel-producing countries to allow the Global Forum on Steel Excess Capacity to continue its work.
Court Rules Against Steel Importers' Section 232 Challenge
25 March 2019 - The U.S. Court of International Trade has rejected a challenge to the Trump administration’s Section 232 steel tariffs, reports Politico.
U.S. Working on Plan to Lift Section 232 Tariffs on Canada, Mexico
14 March 2019 - The U.S. is looking to lift the Section 232 tariffs on Canadian and Mexican steel and aluminum, a Trump administration official told a Senate committee, the Reuters news service reports.
Chinese Province Plans Steel Capacity Cuts
07 March 2019 - China’s northern steelmaking province of Hebei plans to lop 14 million metric tons of capacity this year and next in a bid to improve air quality, reports the Reuters news service.
Trump Economic Adviser Says He Wants to Remove Section 232 Tariffs on Canada, Mexico
25 February 2019 - White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow says he has begun an effort to lift the Section 232 tariffs on Mexican and Canadian steel and aluminum, reports the Bloomberg news service.
If Tariffs Remain, Canada Might Postpone Vote on USMCA Agreement, Minister Says
25 February 2019 - If the Trump administration doesn’t drop the Section 232 tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminum, Canada’s government might delay ratification of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada trade agreement, the CBC reports.
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.
