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Industry Groups
The latest news headlines from professional associations and other groups involved in the steel industry.
Latest News
AISI Outlines Key Steel Industry Priorities
23 January 2025 - Enhancing existing trade measures and favorable tax policy top the U.S. steel industry’s list of policy priorities, according to the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI).
Nucor Climate Goals Receive Global Steel Climate Council Certification
16 January 2025 - The Global Steel Climate Council (GSCC) has certified Nucor Corp.’s science-based emissions targets, the company announced Thursday.
AIST Mourns Passing of Former AISE Managing Director Lawrence G. Maloney
12 December 2024 - Lawrence “Larry” G. Maloney, an engineer who led one of the two organizations that gave rise to the Association for Iron & Steel Technology, died 16 November at the age of 94.
World Steel Association Forecast Points to a Down Year for Steel Demand
17 October 2024 - The World Steel Association has revised down its 2024 demand outlook, saying it now expects the world to require 1.75 billion tons this year.
SDI Announces Science-Based CO2 Intensity Targets
10 October 2024 - Steel Dynamics Inc. will look to reduce the CO2 intensity of its hot-rolled steel by 15% over the next six years under new science-based goals it has set as part of its participation in the Global Steel Climate Council.
China Lodges Complaint Over Canadian Steel Tariffs
02 October 2024 - China has filed a complaint with the World Trade Organization over Canada’s new 25% tariff on Chinese steel, aluminum and electric vehicles.
Arbitration Panel Rules For U. S. Steel in Merger Dispute
25 September 2024 - Arbitrators have sided with United States Steel Corporation in a union dispute over the execution of its planned merger with Nippon Steel Corp.
U.S. Energy Department Announces Effort to Measure Carbon Intensity of Industrial Products
25 September 2024 - The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is initiating a pilot project that will attempt to measure the greenhouse gas (GHG) intensity of certain industrial products, it said on Wednesday.
Steel Groups to Senate: Pass Leveling the Playing Field Act
11 September 2024 - The Steel Manufacturers Association, the American Iron and Steel Institute, the United Steelworkers union and other manufacturing groups are urging the U.S. Senate to pass a bill that would give the government additional tools to stop unfair trade practices by China.
U.S. Flat-Rolled Producers Lodge Dumping Complaint Over Corrosion-Resistant Sheet
09 September 2024 - Several U.S. steel producers and the United Steelworkers union have filed dumping complaints with the Commerce Department over imports of corrosion-resistant steel from several countries.
AISI: Commerce Department Made the Correct Decision on Vietnam Non-Market Economy Status
08 August 2024 - The American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) is applauding the Commerce Department’s decision to retain Vietnam’s non-market economy status.
Global Steel Climate Council Is Now a World Steel Association Member
11 April 2024 - The Global Steel Climate Council (GSCC) has joined the World Steel Association as an associate member, the organization has announced.
Worldsteel: Global Demand to Rise Slightly in 2024
10 April 2024 - Global steel demand is forecast to rise 1.7% this year, growing to 1.79 billion metric tons, according to a new forecast from the World Steel Association.
Report: Nippon Steel, USW to Begin Dialogue Over Merger
07 March 2024 - Nippon Steel executive vice president Takahiro Mori is to meet with United Steelworkers leadership to discuss his company’s proposed acquisition of United States Steel Corporation, reports the Reuters news service.
United Steelworkers Union, Nippon Steel Sign Nondisclosure Agreement
29 February 2024 - The United Steelworkers (USW) union has signed a nondisclosure agreement with Nippon Steel Corp., a precursor to allowing discussion between the labor union and the acquirer of United States Steel Corporation to proceed.
Citing ITC Decision, Cleveland-Cliffs to Idle Weirton Tin Mill
15 February 2024 - Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. is indefinitely idling its Weirton, W.Va., USA, tin mill, laying the blame with the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) for its refusal to impose duties on imported tinplate.
USW Files Grievances over U. S. Steel Sale
15 January 2024 - The United Steelworkers union is challenging United States Steel Corporation’s proposed sale to Nippon Steel Corp., arguing that U. S. Steel violated terms of the basic labor agreement with the union, reports the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
U.S., EU Extend Truce on Steel, Aluminum Tariffs
20 December 2023 - The United States and the European Union have agreed to continue pausing trade actions related to steel and aluminum imports, according to the Bloomberg news service.
Nippon Steel to Acquire U. S. Steel
18 December 2023 - United States Steel Corporation has agreed to be acquired by Japan’s Nippon Steel Corporation through a cash deal valued at US$14.9 billion, the companies announced Monday morning.
Legislators Propose U.S. Carbon Border Adjustment Tax
07 December 2023 - Two U.S. lawmakers are reintroducing a bill that would assess a carbon border adjustment tax on energy-intensive imports, while incentivizing decarbonization of domestic manufacturing.
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