This morning in metals news, the U.S. is in talks with several nations regarding possible exemptions from its steel and aluminum tariffs, Shanghai copper hits a six-month low Wednesday and the U.S. drops a bargaining point in the ongoing North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) renegotiation talks. Need buying strategies for steel? Try two free […]
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This Morning in Metals: DOC Announces Exclusion Process for New Tariffs
This morning in metals news, the U.S. Department of Commerce announced its tariff exclusion process for steel and aluminum, world leaders announce the intention to work together on steel overcapacity, and bank accounts have been seized in connection to a corruption probe involving Rio Tinto’s Mongolia mine. Need buying strategies for steel? Try two free months […]
Week in Review: Section 232, Cobalt Price Volatility and Indian Solar
Before we head into the weekend, let’s take a look back at the week that was and some of the headlines here on MetalMiner: Need buying strategies for steel? Try two free months of MetalMiner’s Outlook In non-Section 232 news from the Department of Commerce, the government body issued a preliminary affirmative determination in its […]
This Morning in Metals: Canadian PM Justin Trudeau ‘Confident’ in NAFTA Talks
This morning in metals news, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is confident in the ability to reach a North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) deal, West Coast ports are preparing for the imposition of the Trump administration’s steel tariff, and Tokyo and Seoul are seeking exemptions from the tariffs. Need buying strategies for steel? Try […]
This Morning in Metals: Canadian Steel Industry Can Breath ‘Sigh of Relief’
This morning in metals news, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the Canadian steel industry can breath a sigh of relief after obtaining an exemption from the U.S.’s recently announced 25% steel tariff, the tariffs throw a wrench into India’s export plans and Reuters’ Andy Home opines on the way forward for the aluminum market […]
DOC Issues Preliminary Affirmative Determination in Forged Steel Fittings Case
Amid the hubbub caused by President Trump’s recent Section 232 proclamation on steel and aluminum tariffs, the Department of Commerce issued an affirmative preliminary determination on Thursday in the countervailing subsidy case of forged steel fittings from China. Need buying strategies for steel? Try two free months of MetalMiner’s Outlook The Department of Commerce ruled […]
Week in Review: Tariffs, Tariffs and More Tariffs Dominate the Week’s Headlines
Before we head into the weekend, let’s take a look back at the week that was and some of the headlining stories here on MetalMiner: Need buying strategies for steel? Try two free months of MetalMiner’s Outlook How did the rest of the world react to President Donald Trump’s initial announcement last week about steel […]
Linking Section 232 Action to NAFTA May Backfire
Is it just me or is there a contradiction developing at the heart of President Trump’s linkage of movement on the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) negotiations to the application of steel and aluminum tariffs on imports from Canada and Mexico? I have been pondering this since earlier this week when the topic was […]
This Morning in Metals: U.S. Steel to Reopen Illinois Steelmaking Facilities After Tariffs Announcement
This morning in metals news, Pittsburgh-based U.S. Steel announced it plans to restart a blast furnace facility in Illinois, Trump talks tough to E.U. and Chile’s trade surplus is powered by strong copper exports. Need buying strategies for steel? Try two free months of MetalMiner’s Outlook U.S. Steel to Restart Illinois Operations U.S. Steel announced this […]
This Morning in Metals: Nucor CEO Says Tariffs Treat Other Countries ‘How They Treat Us’
This morning in metals news, Nucor CEO John Ferriola weighed in on President Trump’s tariffs proposal, embattled Kobe Steel admits that its data fraud traces back more than five decades and Shanghai zinc has a tough day. Buying Aluminum in 2018? Download MetalMiner’s free annual price outlook ‘How They Treat Us’ As the world waits […]
