USS: No production impact from Midwest Plant fire
A transformer caught fire at U.S. Steel’s Midwest Plant in Portage, Ind., on Sunday.
Tag: tin mill products
USS and Nippon clarify position on US trade case participation
U.S. Steel and Nippon Steel explained their position on USS’ participation in US trade cases should their proposed nearly $15-billion merger deal go through. The companies hope to close the deal by the end of the year.
Domestic producers prevail in Japanese tin mill product trade case
A vote on Friday by the International Trade Commission (ITC) ensures that antidumping duties on certain steel sheet imports from Japan will continue for the mid-term.
USW claims Nippon prioritizing Japanese ops in US tin mill trade case
The United Steelworkers (USW) union is calling out Nippon Steel for already prioritizing its Japanese operations at the expense of American workers despite forging ahead with its proposed plan to purchase U.S. Steel.
Leibowitz: A deep dive into the ITC determinations on tin mill product duties
The failure of the trade remedy actions against imported steel tin mill products (TMPs) continues to resonate. Cleveland-Cliffs and the United Steel Workers Union (USW) lost the case at the International Trade Commission (ITC) last month. A few days ago, the ITC released its final report explaining the decision against imposing antidumping and countervailing duties […]
Goncalves blames USS for ITC tin products decision, USS fires back
Cleveland-Cliffs CEO Lourenco Goncalves said he blames U.S. Steel’s lack of participation in the tin mill products trade case for an unfavorable US International Trade Commission (ITC) decision.
Leibowitz: Could change at the ITC keep Weirton tin mill open?
The International Trade Commission (ITC) voted earlier this month against imposing antidumping and countervailing duties on imports of tin mill products from four countries. When Cliffs filed trade cases on tin mill products in early 2023, the company claimed that the failure to get massive duties on imports would result in the closure of its mill in Weirton, W.Va. We don’t know the reasoning behind this decision, only that all four sitting Commissioners voted not to impose duties. We do know that Cliffs plans to close Weirton.
Cliffs to idle Weirton mill after tinplate trade case decision
Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. announced on Thursday, Feb. 15, that it will indefinitely idle tinplate production at its mill in Weirton, W.Va.
Leibowitz on trade: Consumers win one at the ITC
Last week, steel consumers prevailed in a rare victory over US petitioners in trade cases on tin mill steel products. The US International Trade Commission (ITC) voted 4—0 that Cleveland-Cliffs, the sole remaining domestic producer of tin mill products (used to make containers such as “tin cans”) was neither injured nor threatened with injury by imports of competing products from Canada, China, and Germany. Imports from South Korea were found to be “negligible,” and the investigation on Korean imports was terminated.
ITC votes not to impose duties on tin mill product imports
At the final hour, the trade case investigating unfairly traded imports of tin mill products has been terminated.
Leibowitz on trade: Have consumers gotten lost in the mayhem?
I participated in the 35th annual Tampa Steel Conference last week, a conclave of steel producers, consumers, traders, logisticians, and (a few) trade lawyers. I participated in a panel discussion concerning challenges in managing supply chains in these troubled times. Things appear to be heading in the wrong direction in this field. Supply chains were shown to be vulnerable to pandemics in 2020 and 2021, and, in 2022 and 2023, to regional conflicts and weather slowing or stopping the free movement of goods through trade bottlenecks (the Suez Canal, the Panama Canal, the Bosporus, etc.)
U.S. Steel confirms that UPI has been idled
U.S. Steel has idled its USS-UPI LLC subsidiary in Pittsburg, Calif., a company spokesperson confirmed. The idling happened in December, they said in an email to SMU.
Leibowitz: Nostalgia shouldn't block Nippon Steel's good deal for U.S. Steel
All good things, including but not limited to the Holiday Season, must come to an end. The corporate independence of U.S. Steel Corporation looks like it’s coming to an end also, despite objections from some politicians and the United Steelworkers union.
Commerce rules four countries are unfairly trading tin mill products
The Department of Commerce issued its final determination in the trade case involving tin mill products from a handful of countries.
ITC hears final arguments in tin mill products trade case
The International Trade Commission (ITC) held a hearing on Thursday, Jan. 4, to consider arguments for and against the imposition of antidumping and countervailing duties (AD/CVDs) on tin mill products from a handful of countries. Both sides made compelling arguments.
USW not sold on Nippon’s buy of USS after meeting
After meeting with Nippon Steel, the United Steelworkers (USW) union remains weary of the company’s proposed acquisition of U.S. Steel.
Leibowitz: Steel and aluminum intensity—the trade implications
This year saw a huge increase in debate and proposals for addressing greenhouse gas emissions, not only here in the US but around the world.
Coalition voices concern about potential duties on tin mill products
A coalition of manufacturers, retailers, and stakeholders stands opposed to the imposition of import duties on tin mill products.
California Legislators Urge U.S. Steel to Find a Buyer for UPI Mill
A group of California members of Congress is calling on U.S. Steel to keep its USS-UPI steel mill in Pittsburg, Calif., open by finding a buyer for the operations.
USS-UPI Operations To Be Idled by Year's End
It’s official: U.S. Steel is idling its UPI operations in Pittsburg, Calif., by year’s end.
Commerce Gives Final Ruling in Japanese Tin Products Sunset Review
The US Department of Commerce has issued its final ruling in an expedited sunset review of antidumping duties on imports of tin mill products from Japan.