Trade Issues
Steel-related trade disputes and actions, including antidumping and countervailing duty orders.
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Stolen Data Helped Chinese Producer Quickly Commercialize Ultra High-Strength Steel, Alleges U. S. Steel
28 April 2016 - China broke into U. S. Steel's computer network and stole production research on its advanced steels, allowing at least one overseas producer to side-step years of work and quickly roll out ultra high-strength grades, U. S. Steel alleges in its Section 337 complaint before the U.S. International Trade Commission.
Losses Continue to Mount for United States Steel Corp.
26 April 2016 - United States Steel Corp. posted a first-quarter net loss of US$340 million on Tuesday and announced that it filed a Section 337 petition seeking to bar unfairly traded, Chinese-made steel products from entering the country.
U.S., E.U. Call for Market-Driven Restructuring of Steel
20 April 2016 - The European Union and seven countries, including the U.S., Canada and Mexico, have called for a market-driven restructuring of the world’s steel industry as the way to resolve the capacity crisis.
Steelmaking Countries Leave Brussels Without Agreement on Capacity Problem
19 April 2016 - The world’s largest steelmaking countries agree that there is more steel than the planet has use for, but they disagree on how to solve the problem and left a meeting in Belgium without having made any commitments to reduce it.
China Agrees to End Subsidy Program; Steel Executives Press for Aggressive Enforcement of Trade Laws
14 April 2016 - The U.S. has signed an agreement with China to end a disputed program that subsidized Chinese exports from seven sectors, one of which includes specialty steel.
Steelmakers Suggest Ways to Fight Excess Capacity During Hearing
12 April 2016 - Steelmakers, labor representatives and community leaders were in Washington, D.C., Tuesday to offer testimony about the impact of the world’s excess steel capacity and to suggest ways to combat the problem.
Thousands of German Steelworkers Take to the Streets, Protesting Imports, Potential Consolidation
11 April 2016 - Thousands of German steelworkers staged nationwide protests Monday, demanding more action against Chinese imports -- and a seat at the table in any discussions about possible industry consolidation.
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.
