Trade Issues
Steel-related trade disputes and actions, including antidumping and countervailing duty orders.
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'We Must Fulfill the Plan to Cut Overcapacity of Steel,' Says China Economic Planner
14 July 2016 - Chinese officials reaffirmed the country's intentions to cut coal and steel production on Thursday as the American Iron & Steel Institute urged the U.S. government to vigorously enforce its trade laws.
China, U.S. Accuse Each Other of Violating WTO Commitments
13 July 2016 - China says it will fight a preliminary duty order on stainless sheet and strip, contending that the U.S. Commerce Department deliberately misinterpreted WTO rules, reports Xinhua, China’s official news agency.
U.S. Imposes Countervailing Duties on Stainless Sheet; Lifts Some Duties on Stainless Wire Rod
12 July 2016 - Chinese producers of stainless sheet and strip have been unfairly benefiting from government subsidies, the U.S. Commerce Department has ruled.
China Threatens to Punish Provinces That Don't Follow Through on Capacity Cuts
08 July 2016 - China is telling its provincial governments that they’ll be “seriously punished” if they don’t close redundant steel mills and coal mines, according to the Bloomberg news service.
Steelworkers Union Calls for More Action on Unfair Steel Trading
01 July 2016 - The United Steelworkers union said that while it welcomes a commitment to coordinating trade enforcement efforts throughout North America as a means to curbing the world’s excess steel capacity, more aggressive action is needed.
China Says It Might Challenge U.S. Import Duties
28 June 2016 - China’s commerce ministry, which has said America’s imposition of import duties on certain steel products is protectionist, now says it might sue the country through the World Trade Organization, according to the Reuters news service.
U.S. Trade Commission Upholds Duties on Corrosion-Resistant Steel
27 June 2016 - The U.S. International Trade Commission has affirmed that domestic producers are being harmed by imports of corrosion-resistant steel from five countries, including China.
China Calls U.S. Cold Rolled Duties 'Protectionist'
23 June 2016 - China is taking the United States to task after American trade officials affirmed anti-dumping and countervailing duties of more than 500 percent on Chinese cold rolled producers.
U.S. Cold Rolled Producers Injured by Imports, U.S. Trade Commission Finds
22 June 2016 - American producers have been harmed by unfairly traded imports of cold rolled sheet from China and Japan, the U.S. International Trade Commission ruled on Wednesday.
China Acquisition of Unprofitable Serbian Mill Undermines Efforts to Reduce Global Overcapacity, Says EUROFER
17 June 2016 - As Chinese President Xi Jinping visits Serbia this week, the European Steel Association is raising objections over the sale of Serbia’s largest steel mill to a state-owned producer in China.
India Investment Program Expected to Generate Significant Steel Demand
16 June 2016 - Indian miners and steelmakers are likely to see significant new demand arising from Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s US$87 billion Make in India initiative, reports The (India) Economic Times.
Some Doubt China Pledge To Curb Excess Steel Capacity
08 June 2016 - China has promised to cut down its enormous steelmaking capacity by limiting new mills, eliminating antiquated mills and putting a final end to the so-called "zombie" operations that have returned from the dead.
U.S. Official Rebukes China for Excess Steel Capacity
06 June 2016 - U.S. Treasury Secretary Jack Lew criticized China on Monday for enabling the steel glut, which has driven down prices and forced steelmakers to idle mills, reports The Washington Post.
U.S. Should Resolve Trade Disputes Through Discussion, Not Protectionist Measures, Says China Official
03 June 2016 - Barring Chinese-made steel from the U.S. market would be an abuse of trade remedies, Zhu Guangyao, China’s vice minister of finance, said on Thursday, according to Xinhua, the country’s official news agency.
Trade Commission Moves Forward on U.S. Steel Corp. Complaint
27 May 2016 - The U.S. International Trade Commission will pursue United States Steel Corporation’s Section 337 trade complaint against the largest of Chinese steel producers, the commission has announced.
G7 Resolves to Address Global Steel Glut
27 May 2016 - Leaders of the world’s seven wealthiest countries promised on Friday that they would take steps to address global excess steelmaking capacity, reports the Reuters news service.
China Trying to Discourage Steel Exports, Industry Group Says
24 May 2016 - Exports of Chinese-made steel are being driven by market forces and rose last year in spite of government action intended to reduce incentives for selling overseas, the China Iron & Steel Association said, according to the Reuters news agency.
Commerce Department Slaps Chinese Cold Rolled Steel With Duties of More than 500 Percent
18 May 2016 - The U.S. Department of Commerce is imposing duties of more than 500 percent on Chinese-made cold rolled steel, an action likely to ratchet up trade tensions between the countries.
Producers, Buyers Ask U.S. Trade Commission to Quash U.S. Steel Complaint
15 May 2016 - China’s second-largest steelmaker – and some U.S. buyers – have told the U.S. International Trade Commission that it should reject United States Steel Corporation’s petition to bar imports of Chinese-made steel from entering the country, according to reports.
ArcelorMittal Sees Another Quarter in the Red
06 May 2016 - The world's largest steelmaker posted another unprofitable quarter on Friday, recording a net loss of US$416 million due to low steel prices.
