Steel News

JSW Steel USA CEO: Tariffs Will Support Utilization

18 February 2025 - JSW Steel USA chief executive officer Robert Simon is anticipating that President Donald Trump’s steel tariffs will help drive utilization of the company’s facilities in Ohio and Texas.

EUROFER President: EU Must Strengthen Safeguard Measures

12 February 2025 - U.S. President Donald Trump’s 25% blanket tariff on steel and aluminum is a “radical escalation” of the trade war launched under his first administration, and the EU needs to take immediate steps to strengthen its safeguard tariff-rate quota system, the president of the European Steel Association (EUROFER) has said.

Trump Raises Steel Tariffs to 25%

11 February 2025 - Invoking Section 232, President Donald Trump on Monday imposed a blanket 25% tariff on steel and aluminum entering the U.S.

Trump Targets Key Imports With New Tariffs

28 January 2025 - President Donald Trump has targeted steel, aluminum and copper imports with new tariffs in an effort to ramp up U.S. production.

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.

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.