Trade Issues
Steel-related trade disputes and actions, including antidumping and countervailing duty orders.
Latest News
Canadian Tribunal Finds Injury from Welded Pipe from China
22 August 2008 - The Canadian International Trade Tribunal has found that dumped and subsidized carbon steel welded pipe from P.R. China has caused injury to the domestic industry.
Commerce Finds Unfair Dumping of Small-Diameter Graphite Electrodes from China
20 August 2008 - The U.S. Department of Commerce announces its affirmative preliminary determination in the antidumping duty investigation of imports of graphite electrodes from China.
AISI Comments on Breakdown of Doha Round Talks
31 July 2008 - AISI comments on this week’s breakdown of the Doha Round Talks in Geneva, emphasizing the support of the American steel producers for the actions of Ambassador Schwab and her negotiating team.
Commerce to Issue Duties on Rectangular Pipe, Tube from Three Countries
18 July 2008 - The U.S. Department of Commerce will issue a countervailing duty order on imports of light-walled rectangular pipe and tube from China, and antidumping duty orders on imports of these products from China, Korea, and Mexico.
AISI Joins American Scrap Coalition
07 July 2008 - The American Iron and Steel Institute joins the American Scrap Coalition to urge strong government action to eliminate the taxes and other market access barriers that numerous offshore governments maintain on their exports of steel scrap.
Commerce Preliminarily Finds Unfair Subsidization of Stainless Pressure Pipe from China
02 July 2008 - The U.S. Department of Commerce announces an affirmative preliminary determination in the anti-subsidy investigation of stainless pressure pipe from China.
ITC Vote Authorizes Duties on Welded Steel Pipe from China
23 June 2008 - The U.S. ITC confirms material injury related to imports of circular welded carbon-quality steel pipe from China that are subsidized and sold in the United States at less than fair value, leading to the issuance of countervailing and antidumping duty orders by the U.S. Department of Commerce.
Commerce Finds Unfair Dumping, Subsidization of Rectangular Pipe from Three Countries
20 June 2008 - The U.S. Department of Commerce has announced its affirmative final determinations in the antidumping duty investigations on imports of light-walled rectangular pipe and tube from Mexico, P.R. China, and the Republic of Korea, and the countervailing duty investigation of this product from P.R. China.
ITC to Uphold Duties on Wire Rod from Seven Countries
04 June 2008 - The U.S. ITC will uphold the existing countervailing duty order on carbon and alloy steel wire rod from Brazil and the existing antidumping duty orders on imports of that product from Brazil, Indonesia, Mexico, Moldova, Trinidad and Tobago, and Ukraine; it will revoke the existing antidumping duty order on imports of this product from Canada.
Commerce finds Unfair Dumping, Subsidization of Welded Steel Pipe from China
02 June 2008 - The U.S. Department of Commerce finds that Chinese pipe exports are being dumped at rates ranging from 69.20 to 85.55%, and that Chinese pipe producers are being subsidized at rates ranging from 29.57 to 615.92%.
USW Women of Steel Campaign Against Toxic Trade
23 May 2008 - The United Steelworkers Women of Steel is hosting a series of lead screening sessions across the U.S. and Canada to educate families about potentially toxic products and the trade policies that are allowing them into our homes.
Commerce Department to Continue Investigation on Line Pipe from China and Korea
19 May 2008 - The U.S. Department of Commerce will continue to conduct its countervailing duty investigation on imports of circular welded carbon quality steel line pipe from China and antidumping investigations of imports of this product from China and Korea.
Commerce to Issue Antidumping Order on Rectangular Pipe and Tube from Turkey
15 May 2008 - The U.S. Department of Commerce will issue an antidumping duty order on imports of light-walled rectangular pipe and tube from Turkey.
ITC to Conduct Sunset Review of Steel Reinforcing Bar from Turkey
07 May 2008 - The U.S. International Trade Commission votes to conduct a full five-year sunset review of an antidumping duty order on steel concrete reinforcing bar from Turkey.
Industry Coalition Supports Proposed American Steel First Act
02 May 2008 - The Buy America Coalition expresses its support of new legislation that would require the use of 100% American-made steel products for federally funded construction projects under the Department of Transportation, the Department of Defense, and the Department of Homeland Security.
Canadian Tribunal Initiates Expiry Review of Hot Rolled Plate Imports
24 April 2008 - The Canadian International Trade Tribunal initiates an expiry review of its 2004 finding on the dumping of hot-rolled carbon steel plate and high-strength low-alloy steel plate from the Republic of Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, and Romania.
Commerce Department to Continue Case on Threaded Rod from China
21 April 2008 - The U.S. Department of Commerce will continue to conduct its antidumping investigation of steel threaded rod imported from China.
Commerce Finds Unfair Dumping of Rectangular Pipe and Tube from Turkey
09 April 2008 - The U.S. Department of Commerce announces its affirmative final determination in the antidumping duty investigation on imports of light-walled rectangular pipe and tube from Turkey.
Commerce Initiates Antidumping Duty Investigation of All-Thread Rod from China
27 March 2008 - The U.S. Department of Commerce will initiate an antidumping duty investigation of threaded steel (all-thread) rod from P.R. China.
Commerce Department to Continue Cases on Welded Stainless Pressure Pipe from China
17 March 2008 - The U.S. Department of Commerce will continue its investigations of welded stainless steel pressure pipe imported from China following the U.S. International Trade Commission’s determination that there is a reasonable indication of real or threatened material injury.
