Global steel demand will reach 1,657.9Mt in 2018, an increase of 3.9% when compared with 2017, according to the World Steel Association’s (worldsteel) October short-range projection. In 2019 global steel demand is forecast to grow 1.4% to reach 1,681.2Mt. Source: World Steel Association Saeed Ghumran Al Remeithi, chairman of the worldsteel economics committee, speaking at…

Source: AMM Your latest update on trade cases from around the world in September 2018 India Straight-length alloy bars and rods, originating in China, have been encumbered with duties of $44.89-185.51 per tonne, as of September 11.  European Union An anti-dumping investigation started on September 28th, looking into steel-welded tubes, pipes and hollow profiles of…

Goodbye, NAFTA. Hello, ‘USMCA.’ The deal has a new name, new rules for cars and trucks, and labor and IP protections. Source: The Washington Post On Sunday night, President Trump got his wish for a significantly revised North American trade deal. After more than a year of intense negotiations, the United States, Canada and Mexico reached…

Source: AMM Your latest update on trade cases from around the world in August 2018  United States Investigations Cold-rolled and coated flat steel from Vietnam made from a South Korean or Taiwanese substrate. Start of duty-circumvention probes. Common alloy aluminum sheet from China due to ministerial error. Preliminary anti-dumping duty margins adjusted downward. Steel products…