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Trade Issues
Steel-related trade disputes and actions, including antidumping and countervailing duty orders.
Latest News
U.S. Plate Producers File Trade Complaint Against 12 Countries
08 April 2016 - American steel producers are seeking trade actions against imported carbon and alloy cut-to-length plate from 12 countries, alleging that overseas manufacturers have been undercutting domestic prices.
The Rest of World Should Cut Its Excess Capacity, Too, China Official Says
07 April 2016 - A Chinese steel official is throwing criticism of the country's steel industry back at the countries dishing it out, saying that mills in other parts of the world are struggling because they are uncompetitive, according to BloombergBusiness.
Indian Officials Extend Safeguard Duty for Two More Years
30 March 2016 - India is extending a six-month safeguard duty it imposed last year on hot rolled coils, the Central Board of Excise and Customs has announced.
Further Investigation into Stainless Imports from China Warranted, U.S. Trade Commission Rules
28 March 2016 - The U.S. International Trade Commission has issued a preliminary ruling in a trade case involving stainless steel sheet and strip from China, saying that it appears overseas producers are undercutting prices and have harmed the U.S. industry.
U.S. Manufacturers Pushing to Deny China Market Economy Status
17 March 2016 - The American Iron and Steel Institute, along with The Aluminum Association and five other U.S. manufacturing groups, have launched a campaign to oppose granting China market economy status.
U.S. Announces Anti-Dumping Margins on Imported Hot Rolled Steel
16 March 2016 - The U.S. Commerce Department has set preliminary anti-dumping margins on hot rolled steel from seven countries, the department announced 15 March.
EUROFER: U.S. Duties on Cold Rolled Steel Will 'Re-establish' Level Playing Field
07 March 2016 - The U.S. Commerce Department’s preliminary imposition of a 266 percent duty on Chinese-made cold rolled steel will “re-establish” a level playing field. The European Union would do well to take note, said European Steel Association director general Axel Eggert.
India Considers Additional Support for Steel Industry
02 March 2016 - India’s steel ministry is weighing the feasibility of bailing out indebted local metal producers, reports BloombergBusiness.
U.S. Commerce Department Sets Duty on Cold Rolled Imports
02 March 2016 - The U.S. Commerce Department will impose preliminary anti-dumping duties on cold rolled flat steel from seven countries, including China, the department announced on 1 March.
Nucor CEO Skeptical That China Will Cut Excess Steelmaking Capacity
26 February 2016 - Unfairly traded imports, along with low oil and gas prices, have “wiped out” energy sector demand for the types of steel grades made at Nucor Steel Gallatin, Nucor Corp. chairman and CEO John Ferriola said earlier this week.
Obama: 'You’ll See Firm, Tough Enforcement of Existing Trade Laws'
23 February 2016 - U.S. President Barack Obama said his administration has been more aggressive than previous administrations in bringing trade actions against other countries.
U.S. ITC Retains Duties on Certain Chinese-Made Pipe
19 February 2016 - The U.S. International Trade Commission has agreed to retain anti-dumping and countervailing duties on seamless pipe from China.
Minnesota's Governor Hopes to Enlist Other Governors in the Fight Against Imported Steel
17 February 2016 - The National Governors Association represents the governors of 55 U.S. states, commonwealths and territories. It's holding its annual winter meeting this weekend in Washington, D.C., and Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton says he'll use the opportunity to ask his peers to support federal restrictions on steel imports.
China Is Not a Market Economy, Steelworkers Tell European Commission
15 February 2016 - Scores of angry steelworkers marched on European Union headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, today, demanding that commissioners take action to quell unfairly traded imports and that they deny China market economy status.
U.S. Stainless Producers Launch Trade Case Against China
12 February 2016 - Four U.S. stainless sheet and strip producers have filed a trade complaint against China, alleging that their overseas counterparts are dumping steel and undercutting domestic prices.
European Industries Pressing EU to Deny China Market Economy Status
08 February 2016 - European manufacturers and union laborers, including those in the steel sector, are planning to march in Brussels next week to voice opposition to granting China market economy status.
EU Announces Anti-Dumping Duties on Chinese-Made Rebar
01 February 2016 - The European Commission is planning to impose anti-dumping duties of 9.2 and 13 percent on imports of Chinese-made, high-fatigue performance (HFP) rebar.
More Layoffs Planned at Kentucky Tube Mill
28 January 2016 - TMK IPSCO has given notice that it intends to lay off 126 employees at its Wilder, Ky., tube mill.
More Layoffs Planned at Kentucky Tube Mill
28 January 2016 - TMK IPSCO has given notice that it intends to lay off 126 employees at its Wilder, Ky., USA, tube mill.
ArcelorMittal Mothballs Spanish Mini-Mill
25 January 2016 - ArcelorMittal is indefinitely idling its Sestao mini-mill in Spain, blaming “extremely adverse” market conditions.
