Trade Issues
Steel-related trade disputes and actions, including antidumping and countervailing duty orders.
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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.
Sanctions End, and Iran Goes Shopping
25 January 2016 - Italian mill builder Danieli expects to sign commercial agreements with Iran worth up to US$5.7 billion as economic sanctions end and the country set about to modernize.
China, U.S. Plan to Hold Bilateral Steel Meeting
21 January 2016 - U.S. and China officials, along with representatives from their respective steel industries, have tentatively agreed to meet for a bilateral steel-sector discussion later this year, American Iron and Steel Institute President and CEO Thomas Gibson said.
U.S. Commerce Department Proposes Big Dumping Margin on Chinese-Made Corrosion-Resistant Steel
23 December 2015 - The U.S. Department of Commerce has made a preliminary determination that steel producers in China, India, Italy and South Korea have dumped corrosion-resistant steel in the U.S.
Minnesota Officials Urge White House to Act Quickly on Steel Dumping
23 December 2015 - Steel industry executives, legislators and laid-off union miners in Minnesota’s Iron Range told the White House chief of staff that quick and decisive action is needed to stop what they called the national steel-dumping crisis.
Overseas Cold Rolled Producers Benefiting From Unfair Subsidies, U.S. Commerce Department Rules
17 December 2015 - The U.S. Department of Commerce has preliminarily ruled that cold-rolled flat steel products from China, India, Brazil and Russia are benefiting from unfair government subsidies and set duties ranging from zero to 227.3 percent.
India Imposes Import Duties on Stainless Products
15 December 2015 - India has imposed an anti-dumping duty on cold rolled stainless flat products from China, the European Union, the United States and other countries to protect domestic manufacturers.
Canada Issues Final Determination in Plate Trade Case
09 December 2015 - The Canada Border Services Agency (CSBA) has issued its final determination in a trade case involving hot rolled carbon and high-strength, low-alloy steel plate from Russia and India, finding that those products have been dumped or subsidized.
India Weighing Additional Levies on Imported Steel
08 December 2015 - India is considering additional trade measures to protect domestic steelmakers, the Reuters news service reported.
American Lawmaker Wants to Put a Five-Year Halt on Steel Imports
24 November 2015 - A U.S. lawmaker said he plans to introduce a bill banning steel imports for five years to protect the country’s ailing iron ore miners and steelmakers, according to reports.
Steelmakers Press for Action Against China Imports
13 November 2015 - Unfairly traded steel products exported to North America pose a serious and immediate threat to the industry, the leaders of several steelmakers said on Thursday.
EU Steel Summit Yields No Action, But More Discussions
10 November 2015 - European Union ministers agreed they must take steps to protect their steelmakers from the onslaught of imported Chinese steel, but failed to come to terms on a plan for how to do so during a summit meeting held 9 November in Brussels, Belgium.
U.S. Trade Commission Affirms Commerce Ruling in Welded Line Pipe Case
06 November 2015 - The U.S. International Trade Commissions has made its final determination in a case involving South Korean and Turkish welded line pipe, affirming that unfairly traded imports from those countries have harmed domestic producers.
U.S. Commerce Department Imposes Preliminary Duties on Imported Steels From China, Other Countries
04 November 2015 - The U.S. Department of Commerce has set preliminary duties of up to nearly 236 percent on corrosion-resistant sheet steel imported from China steel and is continuing to evaluate additional protections for American producers.
