The silence is deafening. Since the United Steelworkers filed a complaint against the influx of consumer tire imports from China, not a single tire manufacturer has come out for or against a tariff. Does that mean they want the United ...
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The International Trade Commission (ITC) is investigating antidumping and countervailing duty claims made against companies exporting consumer tires from China to the United States. The ITC must reach a preliminary determination on the ...
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On May 5, the US Department of Commerce (DOC) announced its affirmative preliminary determinations in the antidumping duty (AD) investigations of grain-oriented electrical steel (GOES) from the People’s Republic of China (China), the ...
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The US Labor Department's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) announced Monday that Lorain, Ohio-based Republic Steel has agreed to pay a $2.4 million fine and "settle alleged health and safety violations" at four of its ...
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The US Department of Commerce announced Wednesday its affirmative preliminary determination in the countervailing duty (CVD) investigation of imports of grain-oriented electrical steel from the People’s Republic of China (China). ...
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AK Steel announced Monday that it has reached a three-year agreement with the United Steelworkers Local 169 for workers at its Mansfield, Ohio plant. “We are pleased to have reached a new labor agreement at our Mansfield Works ahead ...
The United Steelworkers (USW) supports the unanimous affirmative vote by the United States International Trade Commission (ITC) to keep existing "orders" on OTR tires imported from China. According to the union, the decision ...
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ArcelorMittal executives announced Thursday the company's plans to reopen its Harriman, Tennessee steel plant, which closed in 2011 due to poor market conditions. In a joint announcement with Tennessee Economic and Community Development ...
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Uh-oh. Consumer tire imports from China will reach a record 51 million units this year, the first full year without the infamous 35%-30%-25% tariff. Remember when the United Steelworkers complained that Chinese imports to the U.S. were ...
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The Delaware Supreme Court has dismissed Cooper Tire & Rubber Co.'s appeal of a lower court's partial ruling on the single issue of whether Apollo Tyres Ltd. used reasonable best efforts to reach an agreement with the United Steelworkers. ...
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The United Steelworkers (USW) union released the following statement today in response to the U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB) draft report on the August 6, 2012, explosion and fire at the Chevron refinery in Richmond, Calif., that sent at ...
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A fire that broke out Saturday at Republic Steel’s Lorain, Ohio plant injured five workers and caused millions in dollars in damage, according to a statement from the company.The fire reportedly occurred during the hot commissioning ...
The US International Trade Commission on Tuesday approved trade investigations into grain- oriented electrical steel products from seven foreign countries, paving the way for the Commerce Department to set preliminary punitive duties in the ...
The U.S. International Trade Commission on Tuesday approved trade investigations into grain- oriented electrical steel products from seven foreign countries, paving the way for the Commerce Department to set preliminary punitive duties in ...
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The United States Department of Commerce initiated a trade investigation into imports of electrical steel products from seven countries, including China. The products, under the category of grain-oriented electrical steel, are flat-rolled ...
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