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Trade Issues
Steel-related trade disputes and actions, including antidumping and countervailing duty orders.
Latest News
AK Steel Comments on China’s Preliminary Ruling for Electrical Steel Duties
11 December 2009 - AK Steel responds to the imposition of provisional duties by China's Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) on imported electrical steel products. Chairman, President, and CEO James L. Wainscott says the company is very disappointed by MOFCOM's preliminary findings.
USW Continues to Push for Trade Law Enforcement
03 December 2009 - The United Steelworkers calls for a final countervailing duty and a preliminary antidumping duty to be placed on dumped and subsidized Chinese pipe imports, in testimony before the six-member U.S. International Trade Commission.
Lakeside Steel Supports Decision on Imported Chinese Pipe and Tube Products
30 November 2009 - Lakeside Steel Inc. welcomes the Canada Border Services Agency's preliminary determination that Chinese imports of welded oil and gas well casing and seamless and welded oil and gas well tubing have been dumped and subsidized in the Canadian market.
AISI Endorses Trade, Competitiveness Conclusions of U.S.-China Report
27 November 2009 - The American Iron and Steel Institute reports that it “soundly endorses” key trade and competitiveness-related conclusions contained in the 2009 Annual Report to Congress recently issued by the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission.
U.S. Commerce Department Finds Subsidization of OCTG from China
25 November 2009 - The Department of Commerce announced on November 24 its final determination in the countervailing duty investigation on imports of oil country tubular goods from P.R. China. It found that Chinese producers/exporters of OCTG have received net countervailable subsidies ranging from 10.36 to 15.78%.
ITC to Uphold Duties, Finding on PC Wire Strand from Six Countries
11 November 2009 - The U.S. ITC will uphold the existing countervailing duty order on prestressed concrete steel wire strand from India, and antidumping duty orders on this product from Brazil, India, Korea, Mexico, and Thailand, as well as an existing antidumping duty finding on this product from Japan.
U.S. Commerce Department to Impose Preliminary Duties on OCTG from China
06 November 2009 - The U.S. Department of Commerce preliminarily determines that oil country tubular goods from P.R. China are being sold or are likely to be sold in the United States at less than fair value, as provided in section 733 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended.
ITC Votes to Continue Cases on Seamless Pipe from China
02 November 2009 - The U.S. International Trade Commission determines there is reasonable indication that a U.S. industry is threatened with material injury by reason of imports of certain seamless carbon and alloy steel standard, line, and pressure pipe from China that are allegedly subsidized and sold in the U.S. at less than fair value.
AISI Supports Trade Enforcement Priorities Act of 2009
29 October 2009 - The American Iron and Steel Institute is in favor of the Section 301 bill, known as the Trade Enforcement Priorities Act of 2009, which works to identify priority trade barriers and to make sure that foreign governments are living up to their trade agreement commitments.
Commerce Preliminarily Finds Subsidization of PC Wire Strand from China
28 October 2009 - The U.S. Department of Commerce announced on October 27 its affirmative preliminary determination in the countervailing duty investigation on imports of prestressed concrete steel wire strand from P.R. China.
AISI Urges USTR, Commerce to Address China Trade Concerns
27 October 2009 - AISI submits letter to United States Trade Representative Ron Kirk and Secretary of Commerce Gary Locke detailing concerns over China’s steel industry and its trade-related actions.
AISI Disappointed by Stance on China as Currency Manipulator
20 October 2009 - American Iron and Steel Institute President and CEO Thomas J. Gibson issues a statement reacting to the Obama Administration’s recent decision not to name China a currency manipulator in the Treasury Department’s semiannual report.
Commerce Initiates AD, CVD Investigations of Steel Fasteners
15 October 2009 - The U.S. Department of Commerce announces that it will initiate antidumping and countervailing duty investigations on imports of certain standard steel fasteners from P.R. China (AD/CVD) and Taiwan (AD).
ITC Makes Determination in “Sunset” Reviews of Carbon Steel Plate
14 October 2009 - The U.S. ITC determines that revoking the existing antidumping duty order on cut-to-length carbon steel plate from China and terminating the suspended investigations on this product from Russia and Ukraine would likely lead to continuation or recurrence of material injury within a reasonably foreseeable time.
Commerce Initiates Investigations of Seamless Pipe from China
09 October 2009 - The Department of Commerce will initiate antidumping and countervailing duty investigations on imports of seamless carbon and alloy steel standard, line, and pressure pipe from the People’s Republic of China.
ITC to Conduct “Sunset” Reviews of Stainless Steel Wire Rod
07 October 2009 - The U.S. International Trade Commission votes to conduct full five-year reviews concerning the antidumping duty orders on stainless steel wire rod from Italy, Japan, Korea, Spain, and Taiwan.
Nucor CEO Praises Trade Decision
15 September 2009 - Nucor Chairman, President and CEO Dan DiMicco praises President Obama and United States Trade Representative Ron Kirk for their decision to apply duties on imports of illegally subsidized Chinese tires.
U.S. ITC to Continue Cases on Magnesia Carbon Bricks from China, Mexico
15 September 2009 - The United States ITC finds reasonable indication of real or threatened injury due to magnesia carbon bricks imported from China that are allegedly subsidized, and magnesia carbon bricks from China and Mexico that are allegedly sold in the U.S. at less than fair value.
Commerce Preliminarily Finds Subsidization of OCTG from China
10 September 2009 - The Department of Commerce preliminarily finds that Chinese producers/exporters of oil country tubular goods have received net countervailable subsidies ranging from 10.90 to 30.69%.
Canadian Tribunal Initiates Inquiry into Chinese OCTG
26 August 2009 - The Canadian International Trade Tribunal initiated a preliminary injury inquiry into a complaint by three domestic producers that they have suffered injury as a result of the dumping and subsidizing of oil country tubular goods from China.
