Hot-Rolled Flat Steel Tariffs Upheld by ITC; LME Volumes Down Due to Office Delay

U.S. steel companies applauded as tariffs were upheld on hot-rolled steel flat products and the London Metal Exchange took a hit when it had to move its open-outcry trading to another location when its new office wasn’t ready this summer.

ITC Upholds Hot-Rolled Steel Tariffs

The U.S. International Trade Commission handed another victory to American steelmakers on Monday, affirming most of the recent anti-dumping and anti-subsidy duties on hot-rolled flat steel imports from Australia, Brazil, Britain, Japan, the Netherlands, South Korea and Turkey.

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The commission rejected anti-subsidy duties of about 6% against hot-rolled steel from Turkey, but affirmed anti-dumping duties of about 6 to 7% against Turkish-made hot-rolled steel. The rest were all upheld.

LME Trading Move Hit Volumes Hard by Move

The temporary relocation of open outcry trading at the London Metal Exchange (LME) to a disaster recovery site due to problems at its new offices hit volumes hard during the already quiet summer months, brokering sources said.

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For all contracts traded on the LME, volumes fell more than 9% year-on-year in August to 12.18 million lots, after a drop of nearly 18% in July. Volumes for aluminum and copper fell nearly 22% and seven percent respectively in August from the same period a year ago.