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Trade Issues
Steel-related trade disputes and actions, including antidumping and countervailing duty orders.
Latest News
Mittal: Steel Tariffs Have Been a ‘Net Positive’ for Company
02 August 2018 - Rising steel prices and healthy demand propelled ArcelorMittal’s second-quarter profits to US$1.9 billion, its best quarterly finish since 2011. And chief executive Lakshmi Mittal is thanking one person: U.S. President Donald Trump.
NAFTA Talks Ready to Resume, Mexican Official Says
27 July 2018 - Mexican Economy Secretary Ildefonso Guajardo said that his country and the U.S. are ready to pick up stalled negotiations on revisions to the North American Free Trade Agreement, according to the Reuters news service.
U.S., EU Hope to 'Resolve' Steel Tariffs
26 July 2018 - U.S. President Donald Trump and European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker announced Wednesday that the two economies would work toward removing tariffs on industrial and goods and “resolve” the 25% steel tariffs imposed by the U.S.
U.S. Mills Expand Circumvention Claims Against Processed Sheet From Vietnam
14 June 2018 - U.S. producers are accusing their South Korean counterparts of circumventing anti-dumping duties by shipping coils to Vietnam for processing into cold-rolled and corrosion-resistant sheet, reports Metal Bulletin.
Senators Look to Block Trump on Section 232 Tariffs
07 June 2018 - A bipartisan group of senators have introduced a bill requiring Congressional approval on tariffs imposed in the name of national security.
Exempt Canada From Section 232 Tariffs, Treasury Secretary Tells Trump
06 June 2018 - U.S. Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin is urging President Donald Trump to rethink his decision to apply the Section 232 steel and aluminum tariffs to Canada, reports ABC News.
Mexico Slaps Retaliatory Tariffs on U.S. Whiskey, Agricultural Products
06 June 2018 - Mexico said it will impose tariffs on American steel, Tennessee whiskey and pork, among other products, as payback for a 25% tariff on Mexican steel, according to the Bloomberg news service.
EU to Move Ahead with Tariff Complaint at WTO
01 June 2018 - The European Union said it is filing a complaint with the World Trade Organization over the U.S. decision to impose the Section 232 tariffs on steel and aluminum.
Anger Over Steel Tariff Decision Overshadows G-7 Meeting
01 June 2018 - The Trump administration’s decision to impose the Section 232 steel and aluminum tariffs on Mexico, Canada and the European Union has supplanted the agenda at a G-7 meeting of central bankers and finance officials in Canada, reports the Bloomberg news service.
USW: Section 232 Tariff on Imported Canadian Steel is 'Unacceptable'
01 June 2018 - The United Steelworkers union slammed the Trump administration for imposing the 25% tariff on imported Canadian steel, saying that it is unacceptable to subject America’s closest ally to a measure pegged to national security.
House Speaker Breaks With Trump Administration on Section 232 Tariff
01 June 2018 - House Speaker Paul Ryan has come out against the Trump administration’s decision to subject the country’s closest allies to the Section 232 steel and aluminum tariffs.
EU, Canada and Mexico Will Face 25% Steel Tariff
31 May 2018 - The Trump administration is going ahead with its 25% tariff on steel imports from Mexico, Canada and the European Union and will begin assessing it on Friday.
Another Protest Filed Against Section 232 Tariffs
23 May 2018 - India has become the latest country to file a complaint with the World Trade Organization over the Trump administration’s 25% tariff on imported steel, reports the Reuters news service.
Mnuchin: Tariffs on Chinese Steel Will Remain
22 May 2018 - Although the U.S. has agreed to hold off on imposing US$150 billion in tariffs on Chinese technology and other products, the Section 232 tariffs on Chinese steel will remain, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said.
Commerce Department Sides with U.S. Cold-Rolled, Corrosion-Resistant Producers in Circumvention Case
18 May 2018 - Overseas producers were circumventing U.S. anti-dumping measures by converting Chinese-made, hot-rolled coils to corrosion-resistant and cold-rolled steel in Vietnam, the U.S. Commerce Department ruled on Thursday.
Report: Tariffs Causing Downstream Steel Companies to Delay Investment Decisions
14 May 2018 - Although American steel mills are cheering the Trump administration’s Section 232 steel and aluminum tariffs, they are creating uncertainly among leaders of downstream businesses, which are postponing investments and suspending hiring and expansion plans, reports The New York Times.
Newport: Steel Tariffs Prompting Discussions About Excess Capacity
08 May 2018 - Any criticisms of the Section 232 tariffs notwithstanding, they certainly have sparked discussions among the world’s countries on excess steel capacity, AK Steel Corp. chief executive Roger Newport said Tuesday.
Section 232 Tariffs Jeopardize European Steel Recovery, EUROFER Says
08 May 2018 - New investment and steel exports helped support healthy steel demand in the EU last year, but the U.S. Section 232 tariffs potentially could offset the gains, according to the European Steel Association (EUROFER).
Chinese Steel Exports Increase in April
08 May 2018 - China’s steel exports rose 14.7% in April to reach their highest level in eight months, according to the Reuters news service.
NAFTA Talks Reach Critical Stage
07 May 2018 - The negotiations over revisions to the North American Free Trade Agreement are entering a critical period this week as officials from Canada, Mexico and the U.S. look to resolve differences before elections change the equation, according to the Reuters news service.
