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• ITA issues dumping margin on Mexican wire rod Nov 07, 2012

  The Commerce Department’s International Trade Administration (ITA) issued a preliminary determination in an anti-dumping duty administrative review of carbon and certain alloy steel wire rod from Mexico that Deacero SA de CV and Deacero USA Inc. sold the product at below normal value from Oct. 1, 2010, to Sept. 30, 2011, and assessed a dumping margin of 12.31 percent.

• Duty orders to continue on Chinese, Ukrainian silicomanganese Nov 07, 2012

  The Commerce Department has officially published a notice that it will continue anti-dumping duty orders on silicomanganese from China and Ukraine as a result of determinations by both the ITA and the U.S. International Trade Commission.

• ITC reschedules hearing on steel from Germany, South Korea Nov 07, 2012

  The U.S. International Trade Commission has rescheduled to Jan. 9 a hearing on relief duties on corrosion-resistant steel from Germany and South Korea that had been postponed due to Hurricane Sandy.

• US, China meet about subsidy dispute Nov 06, 2012

  The United States and China held consultations in Geneva Monday concerning a dispute over the imposition of subsidy duties on non-market economies.

• Steel employees’ campaign contributions leaning red in 2012 Nov 05, 2012

  Federal campaign contributions from individuals working in the steel sector have leaned heavily toward the Republican Party this election cycle as the nation anticipates the congressional and presidential elections Tuesday, Federal Election Commission data compiled by the nonprofit Center for Responsive Politics show.

• AMM pricing database updated Nov 05, 2012

  Due to a server disruption caused by Hurricane Sandy, the pricing database at amm.com/pricing was not fully updated between Oct. 29 and Nov. 4. Server service has since been restored and the pricing database has been updated retroactively.

• Sandy shows human element is critical Nov 05, 2012

  At a time when automation has led many to predict the demise of the trading floor, natural disasters, such as Hurricane Sandy, provide a bracing reminder of the crucial role humans play in the market.

• Important Message to Subscribers Nov 02, 2012

  AMM's New York office is currently closed due to the effects of Hurricane Sandy. The AMM e-mail system is down and AMM staff in the United States are unable to receive messages. We expect to have services back up in the next several days and we will reply to e-mails as soon as possible. If you need to contact AMM urgently, please use the following directory.

• Long products market eyes Panama trade deal Oct 29, 2012

  The U.S.-Panama free-trade agreement set to go into effect Wednesday will help domestic steelmakers gain access to a new market, sources say.

• Deadline extended to submit briefs in review vs. China shelving, racks Oct 25, 2012

  The Commerce Department’s International Trade Administration (ITA) has extended by 18 days to Nov. 26 the deadline to submit case briefs on its second anti-dumping duty administrative review of certain kitchen appliance shelving and racks from China for the period spanning Sept. 1, 2010, to Oct. 31, 2011.

• Determination vs. China threaded rod extended Oct 22, 2012

  The Commerce Department’s International Trade Administration (ITA) has extended by 32 days to Feb. 15 the final determination in the anti-circumvention investigation concerning certain steel threaded rod from China.

• Briefing schedule in S. Korea washers review released Oct 22, 2012

  The Commerce Department’s International Trade Administration (ITA) has issued its briefing schedule concerning the anti-dumping duty investigation on large residential washers from South Korea.

• ITA extends review results on China roller bearings Oct 22, 2012

  The Commerce Department’s International Trade Administration (ITA) has extended by 60 days to Jan. 7 the final results in the anti-dumping duty administrative review on tapered roller bearings and parts thereof from China for June 1, 2010, to May 31, 2011.

• Comment deadline in ball bearing review extended by ITA Oct 22, 2012

  The Commerce Department’s International Trade Administration (ITA) has extended by seven days to Oct. 30 the deadline for interested parties to submit comments concerning the post-preliminary results in the anti-dumping duty administrative review on ball bearings from France, Germany and Italy for the period spanning May 1, 2010, to April 30, 2011.

• Padraic Fallon, chairman of AMM parent company, dies Oct 15, 2012

  Padraic Fallon, chairman of AMM parent company Euromoney Institutional Investor Plc, died Oct. 13 after a yearlong struggle with cancer.

• Trade deficit expands in August Oct 11, 2012

  The U.S. trade deficit rose some 4 percent in August compared with July, while the trade deficit with China shrank slightly, according to the latest U.S. Census Bureau data.

• China, manufacturing take spotlight in race Oct 04, 2012

  With only weeks to go before the November elections, both presidential candidates are increasingly pushing China, trade and manufacturing to center stage, a development that some analysts say is surprising.

• Election may not end policy doubts Sep 25, 2012

  Businesses hoping for more certainty following the U.S. presidential election might be in for a rude surprise, according to one trade attorney.

• Pacific World plea on drill pipe from China nixed by ITA Sep 20, 2012

  The Commerce Department’s International Trade Administration (ITA) has rejected a scope request by Pacific World Trade Inc. on imports of drill pipe from China.

• Information deadline in China hand truck review extended Sep 20, 2012

  The Commerce Department’s International Trade Administration (ITA) has extended to Oct. 1 a deadline to submit information to be included in preliminary results relating to surrogate values in an anti-dumping duty administrative review on hand trucks and parts thereof from China.

• ITA rejects Cosco submission in hand truck review vs. China Sep 20, 2012

  The Commerce Department’s International Trade Administration (ITA) has rejected a submission in its anti-dumping duty administrative review on hand trucks and certain parts thereof from China.

• Indian government offloads stakes in metal companies Sep 19, 2012

  The Indian government is offloading stakes in metal companies in an effort to pump revenue into its slowing economy.

• As western Canada booms, eastern provinces struggle Sep 14, 2012

  Canada has outperformed the United States since coming out of the 2009 recession, but while resource-rich western provinces are thriving, manufacturing-oriented eastern provinces in are struggling, according to one economist.

• Commerce seeks applications for council members Sep 14, 2012

  The Commerce Department is seeking applications for appointment of 25 members of the Manufacturing Council for a two-year term beginning this fall.