Steel News

AK Steel Applauds Ruling on Non-Oriented Electrical Steel Imports

03 December 2013 - AK Steel applauded the fact that the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) has made a unanimous preliminary determination that non-oriented electrical steel (NOES) produced in several foreign countries is causing injury to AK Steel.

U.S. to Continue Electrical Steel Trade Case

03 December 2013 - The United States International Trade Commission (USITC) determined that there is a reasonable indication that a U.S. industry is materially injured by reason of imports of non-oriented electrical steel from six countries.

U.S. Grain-Oriented Electrical Steel Producers Applaud Trade Case Ruling

21 November 2013 - The U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) made a unanimous (6-0) preliminary determination that foreign producers of grain-oriented electrical steel (GOES) are causing injury to the two U.S. producers of GOES and their workers.

U.S. Agency Votes to Continue Trade Cases on Grain-Oriented Electrical Steel

19 November 2013 - The United States International Trade Commission (ITC) determined that there is a reasonable indication that a U.S. industry is materially injured by reason of imports of grain-oriented electrical steel from seven countries.

U.S. Agency Votes to Continue Duties on Chinese Pipe for Another Five Years

12 November 2013 - As a result of the U.S. International Trade Commission's determination, import duties on steel pipe from China will remain in place.

Agency Rules Dumping of Hot Rolled Plate is Harming Canadian Industry

05 November 2013 - The Canadian International Trade Tribunal determined that there is a reasonable indication that the dumping of hot rolled carbon steel plate from the Brazil, Chinese Taipei, Denmark, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, and South Korea has caused injury or is threatening to cause injury to the domestic industry.

U.S. Agency Votes to Continue Rebar Trade Case

04 November 2013 - The United States International Trade Commission (USITC) determined that there is a reasonable indication that a U.S. industry is materially injured by reason of imports of steel concrete reinforcing bar from Mexico and Turkey that are allegedly sold in the United States at less than fair value and allegedly subsidized by the government of Turkey.

AK Steel Files Trade Cases Against Non-Oriented Electrical Steel Imports

30 September 2013 - AK Steel has filed antidumping duty petitions charging that unfairly low-priced imports of non-oriented electrical steel (NOES) from six countries are causing material injury to the company.

AISI Says U.S. Government Must Address China's WTO Violations

23 September 2013 - Almost a dozen years after it acceded to the World Trade Organization (WTO) China continues to fail to comply with its obligations, says the U.S. trade association representing the majority of the nation’s steel producing companies.

U.S. Import Duties on Line Pipe from Japan To Remain for Another Five Years

20 September 2013 - The U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) determined that revoking the existing antidumping duty order on certain welded large diameter line pipe from Japan would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of material injury within a reasonably foreseeable time.

ATI CEO Comments on Trade Case Filed Against Grain-Oriented Electrical Steel Imports

19 September 2013 - Allegheny Technologies Inc. president and CEO Rich Harshman comments on the antidumping and countervailing duty petitions filed against seven countries.

U.S. Producers of Grain-Oriented Electrical Steel File Trade Case Against Seven Countries

18 September 2013 - AK Steel Corporation and ATI Allegheny Ludlum, the two U.S. producers of grain-oriented electrical steel (GOES), as well as the United Steelworkers (USW), which represents workers engaged in the production of GOES at ATI Allegheny Ludlum, filed antidumping duty petitions on 18 September charging that unfairly traded imports of GOES from seven countries are causing material injury to the domestic industry.

Canadian Agency Begins Preliminary Investigation of Dumping of Hot Rolled Plate

13 September 2013 - The Canadian International Trade Tribunal initiated a preliminary injury inquiry into a complaint by Essar Steel Algoma Inc., of Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, that it has suffered injury as a result of the dumping of hot rolled carbon steel plate from Brazil, Chinese Taipei, Denmark, Indonesia, Italy, Japan and Korea.

Full Sunset Reviews to Be Conducted on U.S. Duties on Silicon Metal from Russia

11 September 2013 - The U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) has voted to conduct a full five- year ("sunset") review concerning the antidumping duty order on silicon metal from Russia.

U.S. Agency to Expedite Sunset Reviews of Duties on Chinese Pipe

10 September 2013 - The U.S. International Trade Commission has voted to expedite its five-year (sunset) reviews concerning the antidumping and countervailing duty orders on circular welded carbon-quality steel pipe from China.

U.S. Agency to Conduct Sunset Reviews of Duties on Wire Rod

09 September 2013 - The U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) has voted to conduct full five- year (sunset) reviews concerning the countervailing duty order on carbon and certain alloy steel wire rod from Brazil and the antidumping duty orders on wire rod from Brazil, Indonesia, Mexico, Moldova, Trinidad and Tobago, and Ukraine.

AIIS: Domestic Industry Files Another Trade Case

05 September 2013 - On 4 September 2013, a group of domestic producers of reinforcing bar filed antidumping cases against Turkey and Nafta partner Mexico and a countervailing duty case against Turkey, the American Institute for International Steel (AIIS) reports.

U.S. Agency Votes to Continue Trade Case on Ferrosilicon from Russia and Venzuela

30 August 2013 - The United States International Trade Commission has determined that there is a reasonable indication that the U.S. industry is materially injured by reason of imports of ferrosilicon from Russia and Venezuela that are allegedly sold in the U.S. at less than fair value.

Canada Agency Says Removing Import Duties on Hot Rolled Plate Would Lead to More Dumping

28 August 2013 - In an expiry review, the Canada Border Services Agency has determined that allowing antidumping duties on hot rolled steel plate imports from Bulgaria, the Czech Republic and Romania to expire would be likely to lead to continued dumping.

Agency Rules Galvanized Wire Imports Not Harming Canadian Industry

21 August 2013 - The Canadian International Trade Tribunal found that the dumping and subsidizing of cold-drawn carbon or alloy steel wire originating in or exported from China, Israel and Spain have not caused and are not threatening to cause injury to the domestic industry.