Trade Issues

Steel-related trade disputes and actions, including antidumping and countervailing duty orders.

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Commerce to Investigate Magnesia Carbon Bricks from Mexico, P.R. China

20 August 2009 - The Department of Commerce will initiate an antidumping duty investigation on imports of magnesia carbon brick from Mexico, and antidumping and countervailing duty investigations on imports from P.R. China.

AISI Thanks Senators for Support of Border Measure in Climate Bill

07 August 2009 - The American Iron and Steel Institute issues statement expressing strong support and appreciation to Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and nine of his Senate colleagues for issuing a letter to President Obama expressing their strong support for the inclusion of a border adjustment measure in any climate bill that is crafted by Congress.

Canadian Agency to Terminate Duties on Stainless Wire from Korea, Switzerland, U.S. and India

31 July 2009 - The Canadian International Trade Tribunal announces the termination of antidumping duties on stainless steel wire from Korea, Switzerland and the United States and countervailing duties on stainless steel wire from India.

Domestic Steel Groups Release Study on the Effects of China’s Economic Policies

29 July 2009 - The American Iron and Steel Institute and the Steel Manufacturers Association release a study describing the negative impact of China’s economic policies on the U.S. and world economies.

USW Applauds Canadian Agency’s Decision to Investigate Steel Plate Imports

13 July 2009 - The United Steelworkers cheers the Canada Border Services Agency’s announcement that it is initiating an investigation into the dumping of carbon steel plate and high-strength low-alloy steel plate from Ukraine.

ITC to Continue Cases on PC Strand from China

13 July 2009 - The U.S. ITC finds reasonable indication of threatened material injury due to imports of prestressed concrete steel wire strand from China that are allegedly subsidized and sold in the United States at less than fair value, paving the way for the U.S. Department of Commerce to continue its countervailing duty and antidumping investigations on these products.

Canadian Agencies to Investigate Steel Plate Imports from Ukraine

07 July 2009 - The Canada Border Services Agency initiates an investigation into the alleged injurious dumping of carbon steel plate and high-strength low-alloy steel plate from Ukraine.

AISI Reacts to Passage of Climate Bill, Urges Modifications

30 June 2009 - AISI expresses its disappointment over the House passage of the American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009, which it says will put the steel industry at a distinct disadvantage.

USW, Industry Groups Support New WTO Case Filed by U.S., EU Against China

24 June 2009 - The United Steelworkers gives strong support for a new World Trade Organization dispute filed by the U.S. and European Union that challenges China's export restrictions on key raw materials and minerals used in manufacturing.

Commerce to Investigate PC Steel Wire Strand from P.R. China

18 June 2009 - The U.S. Department of Commerce will initiate antidumping and countervailing duty investigations on imports of prestressed concrete steel wire strand from P.R. China.

AISI Speaks Out Against Foreign Government Manipulation of World Steel Trade

12 June 2009 - The American Iron and Steel Institute issues statement criticizing actions recently taken by the governments of China and Brazil that support their domestic steel industries to the detriment of the North American Steel industry.

Domestic Wire Decking Producers File Cases Against China

08 June 2009 - U.S. producers of wire decking file antidumping and countervailing duty petitions charging that dumped and subsidized imports of wire decking from P.R. China cause material injury to the domestic industry.

PC Strand Producers File Trade Cases Against China

28 May 2009 - Three domestic producers of prestressed concrete steel wire strand file antidumping and countervailing duty petitions charging that dumped and subsidized imports of PC strand from P.R. China cause material injury to the domestic industry.

USW Applauds Trade Commission Vote on OCTG Imports from China

26 May 2009 - The United Steelworkers calls the decision to proceed with the trade case investigation of OCTG imports from China ‘an urgent step for the thousands of laid-off workers at idled pipe production facilities of seven domestic companies’.

ITC to Continue Cases on Oil Country Tubular Goods from China

26 May 2009 - The U.S. ITC finds reasonable indication of threatened material injury due to imports of oil country tubular goods from China that are allegedly subsidized and sold in the U.S. at less than fair value, paving the way for the U.S. Department of Commerce to continue its countervailing duty and antidumping investigations on these products.