Market Segment
December 14, 2021
Written by Michael Cowden
California Steel Industries (CSI) has closed its January order book for flat-rolled steel – but doing so took significantly longer than in past months.
“We will contact you when we open the flat rolled order book for February 2022,” the Fontana, Calif.-based slab converted said in a letter to customers on Monday, Dec. 13.
Several steel trade organizations have called on President Trump to resist weakening Section 232 steel tariffs.
The US Commerce Department has raised the anti-dumping duties (AD) on imports of oil country tubular goods (OCTG) from South Korea.
ArcelorMittal told the government of Ukraine that it is unable to restart operations at its ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih steel plant in a “safe and sustainable manner” following Russian missile attacks.
After an annual administrative review, the Commerce Department increased the anti-dumping duties on large-diameter welded pipe from Turkey.
Global raw steel production slowed for the third month in a row in August, according to the latest figures from the World Steel Association (worldsteel).