President Trump lobbed another salvo in the administration’s trade strategy, moving to sign an order that paves the way for tariffs on China potentially amounting to as much as $60 billion, he said Thursday, covering approximately 1,300 products, according to administration officials cited in media reports (the list has yet to be released). Need buying […]
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It’s Back: Updated Section 232 Impact Report Includes New Aluminum, Steel Sections
A little over two weeks ago, the MetalMiner team released its Section 232 Investigation Impact Report in response to President Trump’s initial announcement regarding the intention to impose tariffs of 25% and 10% on steel and aluminum, respectively. Of course, time marches on and so, too, does the news. Since then, the announcement became […]
USITC Makes Final Affirmative Determination in Chinese Aluminum Foil Case
The U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) issued a final affirmative determination in the ongoing anti-dumping and countervailing duty investigation of Chinese aluminum foil. Buying Aluminum in 2018? Download MetalMiner’s free annual price outlook The Department of Commerce made its own final affirmative determination Feb. 27. “The United States International Trade Commission (USITC) today determined that a […]
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 […]
How Will Trump’s Proposed Tariffs Impact India?
The Indian metal industry seems divided for now over the implications of U.S. President Donald Trump’s announcement of the intention to impose tariffs on steel and aluminum imports. Need buying strategies for steel? Try two free months of MetalMiner’s Outlook News reports and statements by industry leaders, along with reports by research agencies, show no […]
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 […]
Week in Review: A Russian Billionaire, Section 232, Trade Policy and Critical Minerals
Before we head into the weekend, let’s take a look back at the week that was and the stories here on MetalMiner: Need buying strategies for steel? Try two free months of MetalMiner’s Outlook Our Stuart Burns writes about the announcement of Russian billionaire Oleg Deripaska’s decision to step down as CEO of Rusal and […]
This Morning in Metals: China Reacts to U.S. Aluminum Foil Ruling
This morning in metals news, China’s Ministry of Commerce expressed displeasure with the U.S. Department of Commerce’s ruling Tuesday on aluminum foil, the European Union will retaliate if the U.S. imposes steel tariffs and the copper price takes a dip. Buying Aluminum in 2018? Download MetalMiner’s free annual price outlook China Expresses Dissatisfaction with Aluminum […]
Steel Imports Rise 17.3% in January from December Data
According to the latest monthly imports report from the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI), steel imports jumped 17.3% in January from December totals. Need buying strategies for steel? Try two free months of MetalMiner’s Outlook Compared with January 2017, however, imports were up 2.2%, according to the AISI report based on U.S. Census Bureau […]
