U.S. Steel Corp., the United Steelworkers Union (USW), and Wheeling-Nippon Steel Inc. filed antidumping and countervailing duty petitions on Sept. 5 with the U.S. Commerce Department and the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) regarding imports of corrosion-resistant steel (CORE) from Australia, Brazil, Canada, Mexico, the Netherlands, South Africa, Taiwan, Turkey, the United Arab Emirates, and Vietnam.
“As we have for decades, U. S. Steel continues to lead the domestic industry in the fight against unfair trade on behalf of our workers, families, communities, and customers we serve,” said Duane Holloway, senior vice president, general counsel, and chief ethics & compliance officer at Pittsburgh-based U.S. Steel. “These new trade cases — the largest filed by U. S. Steel in nearly a decade — will address low-priced and subsidized CORE imports that continue to pour into the U.S. market.”
Holloway added that the cases aim to restore a level playing field and support U. S. Steel’s investments in Big River Steel’s new dual coating line and second mini-mill in Arkansas, as well as the company’s CORE facilities across the country.
The Commerce Department is expected to initiate the new cases, and the ITC is expected to hold a public preliminary staff conference sometime this month. The Commerce Department and ITC final orders are not expected until October 2025.
“We also applaud Wheeling-Nippon’s decision to be a petitioner in this trade case,” said Holloway. “Wheeling-Nippon is rising to the occasion, standing up and fighting for its hard-working steelworkers in West Virginia, alongside U. S. Steel and the USW.”
U. S. Steel, the USW, and Wheeling-Nippon take no position on Canada, according to U. S. Steel’s statement.