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

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Commerce Department Wants to Raise Tariffs on Nippon Steel

19 November 2024 - Just as Nippon Steel Corp. promised unionized United States Steel Corporation workers that it wouldn’t export slabs at the company’s expense, the U.S. Commerce Department proposed to push up tariffs on Nippon imports. 

Zekelman Industries Files Trade Lawsuit Against Mexico 

24 October 2024 - Pipe and tube manufacturer Zekelman Industries is suing Mexico, contending that the country is violating trade agreements and dumping steel on the U.S. market. 

Chinese Exports on Pace for 100M Metric Tons in 2024

15 October 2024 - With three months still to go in 2024, Chinese steel exports to the rest of the world have reached 81 million metric tons, up 21% from 2023, reports the Bloomberg news service. 

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.

Surging Imports Prompt Liberty Steel and Wire to Pause Production

26 September 2024 - Liberty Steel and Wire is throttling back production and temporarily laying off employees at its Peoria, Ill., USA, facility, reports the (Peoria, Ill.) Journal Star newspaper.