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U.S. manufacturers of steel drill pipe filed anti-dumping and countervailing duty petitions against imports of Chinese drill pipe late Wednesday, according to trade attorney Roger B. Schagrin. The petition covers all drill pipe – heavy weight pipe and drill collars, in all sizes, grades and chemistries, he said.
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The U.S. Commerce Department made “certain significant ministerial errors” in its preliminary anti-dumping determination on oil country tubular goods (OCTG) from China, according to a Federal Register notice.
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U.S. producers of steel drill pipe filed anti-dumping and countervailing duty petitions against imports of Chinese drill pipe late Wednesday, according to trade attorney Roger B. Schagrin. The petitioners—Vam Drilling USA Inc., Texas Steel Conversion Inc., Rotary Drilling Tools, TMK Ipsco and the United Steelworkers union—are seeking anti-dumping duties ranging from 109 to 274 percent and countervailing duties of about 15 percent, he said.
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The U.S. Commerce Department made “certain significant ministerial errors” in its preliminary anti-dumping determination on oil country tubular goods (OCTG) from China, according to a Federal Register notice.
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The U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) voted Wednesday to impose countervailing duties on imports of certain oil country tubular goods (OCTG) from China, reflecting government subsidies of between 10.36 and 15.78 percent.
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The U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) voted Wednesday to impose countervailing duties on imports of certain oil country tubular goods (OCTG) from China, reflecting government subsidies of between 10.36 and 15.78 percent.
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The manager of environmental control at Tonawanda Coke Corp. is facing three federal charges of knowingly violating the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act and the Clean Air Act.
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The manager of environmental control at Tonawanda Coke Corp. is facing three federal charges of knowingly violating the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act and the Clean Air Act.
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Prices for flat-rolled steel increased in the United States and China and on world export markets as 2009 came to a close, but European prices declined slightly.
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The Chicago Federal Reserve Bank’s Midwest manufacturing index rose 1.2 percent in November to a seasonally adjusted level of 84.2 as regional steel sector output improved.
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A bankruptcy court judge has approved the sale of Grede Foundries Inc.’s principal operating plants to an affiliate of Wayzata Investment Partners LLC.
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Esmark Industrial Group, a newly formed subsidiary of Esmark Inc., has acquired the assets of Excalibur Machine Co. Inc. for $3.5 million.
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Commercial Metals Co.’s fabrication operations continue to suffer from the severe decline in U.S. construction market demand, and company leaders project little improvement in the New Year.
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Coutinho & Ferrostaal Inc. is suing a California steel processor for alleged breach of contract, claiming that it hasn’t paid the balance on two separate orders of coil shipments imported from China.
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Esmark Industrial Group, a newly formed subsidiary of Esmark Inc., has acquired the assets of Excalibur Machine Co. Inc. for $3.5 million.
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Commercial Metals Co.’s fabrication operations continue to suffer from the severe decline in U.S. construction market demand, and company leaders project little improvement in the New Year.
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Chinese steel grating has been sold in the United States at less than fair value and will be subject to anti-dumping duties of between 14.4 and 145.2 percent should a preliminary determination by the U.S. Department of Commerce gain final approval from the U.S. International Trade Commission.
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The number of drill rigs running in the United States fell by 15 last week, with the biggest declines in Arkansas and Colorado (each down two), while Canadian drilling activity plunged by 100 rigs.
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U.S. raw steel output fell to 1,445,000 tons in the holiday-shortened week ended Dec. 26, down 2.3 percent from 1,479,000 tons the previous week, as mills operated at an average capability utilization rate of 60.6 percent—the lowest level since early October.
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Stephen J. Szcesniak, vice president and general manager of Feralloy Corp.’s St. Louis division, has died at his home in Edwardsville, Ill.
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ArcelorMittal has issued a $750-million mandatory convertible bond through a wholly owned Luxembourg subsidiary in order to improve its balance sheet.
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A three-year extension of a labor agreement covering about 340 hourly production and maintenance workers at AK Steel Corp.’s Coshocton Works in Ohio has been ratified by United Auto Workers (UAW) union members.
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Not all recyclers are satisfied with the “Cash for Clunkers” program, calling the effort a missed opportunity to keep the program environmentally friendly. And they are asking the government to extend the deadline a second time, stating that some auto recyclers have a year’s worth of inventory or more to be processed.
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The federal government’s Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp. (PBGC) is assuming responsibility for the underfunded pension plan covering about 750 employees and retirees of PTC Alliance Corp.