http://www.amm.com/RSS.aspx?FeedID=2238©2013 www.amm.com60OtherThe Commerce Department’s International Trade Administration (ITA) has initiated an anti-dumping duty investigation into imports of prestressed concrete steel rail tie wire from China, Mexico and Thailand. http://www.amm.com/Article/3205814/ITA-begins-probe-into-steel-rail-tie-wire-imports.htmlTue, 14 May 2013 21:49:00 GMTNew York-based commodities broker INTL FCStone Inc. has bought out electronic trading platform Cleartrade Exchange (CLTX), the trader said May 14.http://www.amm.com/Article/3205566/INTL-FCStone-acquires-Cleartrade-Exchange.htmlTue, 14 May 2013 15:34:00 GMTThe trade deficit between iron and steel mill product imports and exports, valued at $544 million, fell 20 percent in March after growing 11.5 percent in February as imports declined at more than twice the rate of exports, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.http://www.amm.com/Article/3203594/Steel-mill-product-trade-deficit-shrinks.htmlThu, 09 May 2013 17:46:00 GMTFundamental problems with U.S. trade policy—particularly when it comes to defining "injury"—are resulting in an uneven playing field in the battle against imports, steelmakers said.http://www.amm.com/Article/3203019/Steel-needs-faster-firmer-trade-policy-execs.htmlWed, 08 May 2013 22:01:00 GMTThe Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) is requesting comments on negotiations with Japan about the in-development Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade agreement.http://www.amm.com/Article/3201693/USTR-seeking-input-on-TPP-talks-with-Japan.htmlMon, 06 May 2013 20:23:00 GMTPresident Barack Obama nominated two new members to his cabinet May 2. http://www.amm.com/Article/3201176/Obama-selects-two-for-cabinet.htmlFri, 03 May 2013 16:53:00 GMTPrivate equity and trading firms are stepping up their merger-and-acquisition activity in the mining sector, which is seeing its traditional investment patterns evolve and change, according to a managing director at BNP Paribas SA. http://www.amm.com/Article/3199669/Private-equity-traders-boosting-mine-M-A.htmlWed, 01 May 2013 18:12:00 GMTMining firms need to cut costs in order to increase their ability to borrow money, James Verraster, chief executive officer of Auramet Trading LLC, said. http://www.amm.com/Article/3199423/Miners-must-decrease-costs-to-increase-ability-to-borrow.htmlWed, 01 May 2013 15:09:00 GMTThere are a couple of key investment "sweet spots" in mining projects, both of which are prior to the production stage, Douglas Groh, a portfolio manager and senior research analyst at Tocqueville Asset Management LP, said. http://www.amm.com/Article/3199391/Mine-funding-sweet-spots-are-in-early-stages-analyst.htmlWed, 01 May 2013 14:27:00 GMTMining companies either failed to recognize or ignored the risks associated with developing projects and are now paying the penalty, Cowen Securities LLC analyst Adam Graf said. http://www.amm.com/Article/3199365/Mining-companies-paying-penalty-for-past-risks-Cowen.htmlWed, 01 May 2013 14:15:00 GMTJPMorgan Chase & Co. made some members of its metals sales desk in London redundant this past week in the latest in a series of departures from major banks and brokerages, market sources have told AMM sister publication Metal Bulletin. http://www.amm.com/Article/3196532/Departures-at-JPMorgan-Deutsche-Bank-as-banks-downsize-metals-teams.htmlWed, 24 Apr 2013 19:36:00 GMTThe U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) is seeking input for a newly initiated investigation into the probable economic effects of duty-free imports under a proposed U.S.-European Union Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership Agreement.http://www.amm.com/Article/3195174/ITC-seeks-input-on-duty-free-imports.htmlMon, 22 Apr 2013 17:16:00 GMTSeven of nine prime and scrap metal price indices tracked by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics declined month on month in March, and all but one index was weaker year on year. http://www.amm.com/Article/3191357/Metal-price-indices-tumble-in-March.htmlMon, 15 Apr 2013 23:11:00 GMTPrimary metal producers and fabricators both registered employment gains in March compared with the previous month, but results were mixed in a year-on-year comparison.http://www.amm.com/Article/3187678/Metals-industry-jobs-up-but-pace-slows.htmlMon, 08 Apr 2013 15:45:00 GMTThe U.S. Trade Representative’s office is seeking public comment on a proposed transatlantic trade and investment partnership agreement with the European Union. http://www.amm.com/Article/3184240/USTR-seeks-comments-on-proposed-trade-accord-with-EU.htmlTue, 02 Apr 2013 16:01:00 GMTOhio’s budgetary oversight board has approved the release of $1 million from the Clean Ohio Assistance Fund to remediate the now-shuttered RG Steel LLC plant in Steubenville, Ohio.http://www.amm.com/Article/3182507/Ohio-approves-1M-to-clean-defunct-RG-site.htmlWed, 27 Mar 2013 21:19:00 GMTA bill to hold currency manipulators accountable was introduced in the House of Representatives March 20. http://www.amm.com/Article/3175653/Bipartisan-bill-targets-currency-manipulation.htmlWed, 20 Mar 2013 20:44:00 GMTIn the final result of an anti-dumping duty administrative review of imports of innerspring units from China from Feb. 1, 2011, to Jan. 31, 2012, the Commerce Department’s International Trade Administration (ITA) has issued a weighted-average dumping margin of 234.51 percent to Tai Wa Hong Group, including entities Tai Wa Commerce & Industrial (Macau) Co. Ltd. and Macau Commercial & Industrial Spring Mattress Manufacturer.http://www.amm.com/Article/3175588/Commerce-issues-dumping-margin-on-Chinese-innerspring-units.htmlWed, 20 Mar 2013 17:57:00 GMTRBC Capital Markets has appointed Bruce Garner managing director and head of metals.http://www.amm.com/Article/3174427/Garner-named-RBC-metals-chief.htmlMon, 18 Mar 2013 21:06:00 GMTDeputy U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) Demetrios Marantis assumed the top post at the federal agency March 15. http://www.amm.com/Article/3171445/Marantis-to-temporarily-helm-USTR.htmlFri, 15 Mar 2013 16:27:00 GMTPresident Barack Obama nominated two new members of his cabinet March 4.http://www.amm.com/Article/3163960/Obama-chooses-two-for-cabinet.htmlMon, 04 Mar 2013 22:25:00 GMTU.S. metal producers’ shipments rose 10.5 percent in January to $28.38 billion, more than making up for a 4.3-percent decline in December, while new orders jumped 12.8 percent to $28.93 billion after falling 4.7 percent in the same comparison. http://www.amm.com/Article/3163637/Metal-producers-fabricators-shipments-new-orders-climb.htmlMon, 04 Mar 2013 14:41:00 GMTThe U.S. Commerce Department’s International Trade Administration (ITA) has amended its final results in an anti-dumping administrative review of imports of certain steel threaded rod from China for the period spanning 2008 to 2010. http://www.amm.com/Article/3163122/ITA-amends-margin-on-Chinese-threaded-rod-imports.htmlFri, 01 Mar 2013 16:04:00 GMTNonferrous scrap exports were basically flat in December, although domestic traders noted continued demand from consumers in China and India.http://www.amm.com/Article/3156455/Nonferrous-scrap-exports-flat-in-Dec.htmlFri, 15 Feb 2013 17:43:00 GMTAMM’s offices will be closed Monday, Feb. 18, in observance of Presidents Day, and there will be no issue dated Tuesday, Feb. 19. The New York Mercantile Exchange also is closed Monday. London Metal Exchange prices for Feb. 18 will appear in the Feb. 20 issue.http://www.amm.com/Article/3154796/Presidents-Day-holiday-notice.htmlTue, 12 Feb 2013 21:59:00 GMTMerger and acquisition activity in the metals sector reached a total value of $10.7 billion in the fourth quarter of 2012—a solid increase after three quarters of decline but a decline from year-ago period—while the number of deals valued at $50 million or more increased markedly, according to a report by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC).http://www.amm.com/Article/3153165/M-A-activity-reaches-107B-in-4th-qtr.htmlThu, 07 Feb 2013 21:21:00 GMTThe domestic tube and pipe industry will file trade cases when it is assured of more success, according to one trade lawyer.http://www.amm.com/Article/3153069/Pipe-trade-cases-will-come-when-win-assured-Schagrin.htmlThu, 07 Feb 2013 19:54:00 GMTThe Commerce Department’s International Trade Administration (ITA) has received requests to conduct administrative reviews of various trade cases, including anti-dumping and countervailing duty orders on hot-rolled carbon steel flat products from India and an anti-dumping duty order on hand trucks and parts from China.http://www.amm.com/Article/3148577/ITA-requested-to-review-orders-on-Indian-steel-Chinese-parts.htmlWed, 30 Jan 2013 15:39:00 GMTDue to technical difficulties, we have removed the “E-mail a Friend” function from our website and taken away the ability to e-mail comments to colleagues. We hope to have the issue resolved as soon as possible and apologize for any inconvenience.http://www.amm.com/Article/3146212/Notice-E-mail-a-Friend-function-on-ammcom.htmlThu, 24 Jan 2013 20:21:00 GMTAMM’s offices will be closed Monday, Jan. 21, in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. There will be no daily issue dated Jan. 22. The New York Mercantile Exchange will also be closed. London Metal Exchange prices for Jan. 21 will appear in the Jan. 23 issue of AMM. http://www.amm.com/Article/3143780/Martin-Luther-King-Jr-holiday-notice.htmlFri, 18 Jan 2013 21:25:00 GMThe U.S. primary metals industry logged both industrial production index and capacity utilization gains in December, rising by 2.8 points and 2.1 points, respectively, from November, according to data from the Federal Reserve Board.http://www.amm.com/Article/3143729/Producers-industrial-output-capacity-utilization-increase.htmlFri, 18 Jan 2013 19:30:00 GMTThe U.S. trade deficit for iron and steel mill products jumped 37.2 percent to $833 million in November after falling more than 15 percent to $607 million in October, as exports recorded a $52-million drop and imports increased by $174 million. http://www.amm.com/Article/3141036/US-iron-steel-trade-deficit-jumps-372.htmlMon, 14 Jan 2013 21:05:00 GMTSteel arriving at U.S. ports through December was poised to hit an 11-month low, due to major volume declines across most finished steel products. http://www.amm.com/Article/3136812/Steel-import-licenses-hit-11-month-low.htmlThu, 03 Jan 2013 20:22:00 GMTThe U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) has revised its schedule for the final phase of the anti-dumping and countervailing duty investigation of large residential washers from Mexico and South Korea.http://www.amm.com/Article/3136524/ITC-revises-schedule-for-residential-washers-investigation.htmlThu, 03 Jan 2013 16:23:00 GMTThe Commerce Department did not receive adequate substantive responses to the November 2012 initiation date of sunset reviews of anti-dumping duty orders on hot-rolled carbon steel flat products from China, India, Indonesia, Taiwan, Thailand and Ukraine and countervailing duty orders on the same product from India, Indonesia and Thailand. http://www.amm.com/Article/3136519/Commerce-to-issue-final-results-in-reviews-of-hot-rolled-steel-products.htmlThu, 03 Jan 2013 16:21:00 GMT