US Steel, USW and Wheeling-Nippon file trade lawsuits over import of corrosion-resistant steel

On September 5, 2024, U.S. Steel, along with the United Steelworkers (“USW”) union and Wheeling-Nippon, filed antidumping and countervailing duty requests with the U.S. Department of Commerce (“DOC”) and the U.S. International Trade Commission (“ITC”), regarding imports of corrosion resistant steel (“CORE”) from Australia, Brazil, Canada¹Mexico, Netherlands, South Africa, Taiwan, Turkey, United Arab Emirates and Vietnam.

Duane D. Holloway, U.S. Steel’s Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Chief Ethics & Compliance Officer, noted, “As we have done 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 the customers we serve. These new trade lawsuits — the largest filed by U.S. Steel in nearly a decade — will target cheap and subsidized CORE imports that continue to flow into the U.S. market. These cases are intended to level the playing field and support our investments in Big River Steel’s new dual coating line and second mini-mill in Arkansas, as well as U.S. Steel’s CORE facilities across the country.”