Trade Issues
Steel-related trade disputes and actions, including antidumping and countervailing duty orders.
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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.
Chinese Steel Exports Resurge
03 September 2024 - Chinese steel exports are on pace to reach or exceed 100 million metric tons this year, an eight-year high, reports the (London) Financial Times.
Canada to Implement 25% Tariff on Chinese Steel
26 August 2024 - Taking a cue from the United States and Europe, Canada announced Monday that it will impose a 25% tariff on Chinese steel, as well as Chinese aluminum and electric vehicles produced in the country.
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.
Chilean Steelmaker Blames Chinese Imports for Production Stop
07 August 2024 - Compañía Siderúrgica Huachipato, Chile's largest steel plant, is "indefinitely suspending" production, saying that it is impossible to compete with dumped Chinese steel, according the AFP news service.
American Steel CEOs Push for Further Action on Mexican Imports
24 July 2024 - The U.S. government should take further steps to stop transshipments of steel through Mexico, the chief executive officers of two of the country’s top steel producers said this week, according to the Bloomberg news service.
Canada to Collect Steel Country of Melt and Pour Info on Steel Imports
21 February 2024 - Canada will join the United States as the only countries requiring melt and pour information on imported steel.
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.
U.S. ITC Ruling Strikes Duties on Tin Mill Products
08 February 2024 - The U.S. International Trade Commission has rejected anti-dumping duties on tin mill products from several countries, finding that U.S. producers are not being harmed by imports from those places.
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.
Senators Urge Action on Mexican Steel Imports
15 December 2023 - A group of U.S. senators have expressed alarm over surging steel imports from Mexico and are asking the Biden administration to either implement a previously agreed-upon export monitoring arrangement or take aggressive steps to counter shipments into the country.
U.S., EU Remain Committed to Steel, Aluminum Trade Agreement
09 November 2023 - The United States and the European Union are continuing to negotiate a deal on steel and aluminum imports and are hoping to have an agreement by the end of the year, according to the Reuters news service.
U.S. Won’t Immediately Reimpose 25% Tariffs on EU Steel
25 October 2023 - The U.S. would extend its suspension of a 25% tariff on steel from the European if negotiators need more time to set the Global Arrangement on Sustainable Steel and Aluminum, the U.S. ambassador to the EU has said, according to the Reuters news service.
Methodology Differences Hang Up U.S.-EU Arrangement on Sustainable Steel
17 October 2023 - The U.S. and European Union reportedly are to announce a plan on thwarting unfairly traded and CO2-intensive steel this week, but both sides have differed in the approach, an executive from a U.S. steel producer said Tuesday.
Report: EU to Initiate Anti-Subsidy Investigations on Chinese Steel
10 October 2023 - The European Union reportedly will launch trade investigations into unfairly subsidized Chinese steel as a result of discussions with the U.S. over the proposed a Global Arrangement on Sustainable Steel and Aluminum, reports the (London) Financial Times.
Work Continues on U.S.-EU Green Steel Deal
20 September 2023 - Representatives of the U.S. and European Union are continuing to negotiate a trade deal on green steel and aluminum in advance of a trade summit in the back half of October, reports Politico.
U.S. Commerce Department Sets Anti-Dumping Duties on Tin Mill Products
22 August 2023 - Tin mill products from China, Canada and Germany are facing preliminary anti-dumping duties as high as 122% under a U.S. Commerce Department ruling.
Australia Considers Implementing CBAM on Steel, Cement
16 August 2023 - The Australian government is weighing whether the country should take a cue from the European Union and impose carbon tariffs on steel and cement coming from countries with lower climate goals.
Chinese Tin Mill Products Benefiting From Unfair Subsidies, U.S. Commerce Department Rules
21 June 2023 - The U.S. Department of Commerce has ruled that unfairly subsidized exports of Chinese tin mill products are harming domestic producers and set countervailing duties of 89%.
