Government/Policy
January 8, 2026
Written by Kristen DiLandro
The state of Louisiana paid Germania Plantation Inc. $91 million to acquire 1,700 acres along the Mississippi River for Hyundai Steel’s proposed EAF operation.
Multiple regional sources report the tract will host Hyundai Steel’s $5.8-billion steel manufacturing facility.
The proposed Hyundai-POSCO steel mill in Louisiana has been approved for up to $1.3 billion in bond financing, according to state records and local media reports.
The phrase “Fortress North America” seems to resurface anytime US, Canada, and Mexico trade negotiations roll around. The idea of an economic Fortress North America burst onto the scene in the late 1980s and early 1990s in the lead up to NAFTA. In theory...
The Commerce Department has found high dumping rates of Chinese tin mill products in the US market.
In the trade case investigating subsidized wire rod imports from Algeria, the Commerce Department set final subsidy rates and officially issued the countervailing duty (CVD) order.
The US Department of Commerce has raised the anti-dumping duties (AD) on imports of oil country tubular goods (OCTG) from Vietnam.