American Iron and Steel Institute

ICYMI: AISI President and CEO, Kevin Dempsey was recently quoted in The New York Times on the melt and pour rule for steel imports from Mexico. “We urge the U.S. government to continue to press for additional actions to address the many schemes by steel traders to circumvent and evade U.S. trade laws,” he said. Read the article ⬇

Special thank you to Rep. Frank Mrvan, Rep. Chris Deluzio, Rep. Mike Bost and Rep. Rick Crawford for speaking at today's event on the "Leveling the Playing Field 2.0 Act." We applaud your efforts to support the American steel industry.

Special thank you to Rep. Tom Emmer's office for meeting with AISI member companies to discuss the "Leveling the Playing Field 2.0 Act" and strengthening U.S. trade remedy laws to crack down on unfair trade practices.

Members of Congress Frank J. Mrvan, Terri Sewell and Beth Van Duyne reinforced their support of the domestic steel industry at the Senate Swamp on Capitol Hill today, expressing the importance of passing the Leveling the Playing Field 2.0 Act. The legislation is aimed at bolstering US trade remedy laws to curb unfair trade practices hurting the steel industry. “Predatory pricing, state subsidies and other unfair trade practices have distorted global markets, allowing countries such as China to dump cheap steel in the US markets, undercutting the domestic procedures, threatening our very existence in steel industry,” Mrvan said. “Congress must take action to update our trade laws to address these and other trade-distorting practices,” American Iron and Steel Institute said, urging members of Congress to cosponsor the LTPF 2.0, which currently has 82 cosponsors in both the Senate and the House. Visit www.fastmarkets.com to read the whole story. #steel #trade #policy

Today, four organizations representing the American steel industry and the United Steelworkers took their case to Capitol Hill urging action on legislation strengthening U.S. trade remedy laws to crack down on unfair trade practices and enhance the enforcement tools needed to combat repeat offenders of the U.S. trade remedy laws. Nearly 30 attendees representing steel producers, pipe and tube manufacturers and union workers across the United States highlighted that dumped and subsidized steel from China and elsewhere has harmed the American steel industry and applauded the introduction of the “Leveling the Playing Field 2.0 Act (LTPF). The chief House sponsors of LTPF, Reps. Sewell and Van Duyne along with Rep. Mrvan held a press conference and rally with steel fair trade supporters. AISI president and CEO Kevin Dempsey said, “The American steel industry has faced repeated surges of unfairly traded steel imports in recent years —due largely to dumped and subsidized imports from many countries and regions, including those that produce steel with higher carbon intensity than U.S. steelmakers. By strengthening the effectiveness of the U.S. trade laws, this bill will help give the American public confidence that their government has every tool available to fight for a level playing field for the American steel industry and our workers. We thank the sponsors and cosponsors of the LTPF legislation and the leadership of the Steel Caucus for their continued support of the American steel industry and our workers.” Learn more: https://lnkd.in/eH7aun94

#ThrowbackThursday to when the fourth graders from Carroll Elementary School visited NAS. The class joined some of our employees at our Cold Mill to plant trees and learn the importance of sustainability.

Kevin Dempsey, president and CEO of AISI, today applauded the introduction of the “Providing Reliable, Objective, Verifiable Emissions Intensity and Transparency (PROVE IT) Act,” sponsored by Reps. John Curtis (R-UT) and Scott Peters (D-CA). The bill authorizes a comprehensive Energy Department study to compare the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions intensity of certain goods, including steel, produced in the U.S. to the emissions intensity of those same goods produced in other countries. Learn more. ⬇

Happy Fourth of July! Today, we celebrate the land of the free and the home of the brave. Wishing everyone a safe and fun-filled day!

Happy #FourthofJuly! The American Iron and Steel Institute wishes you and your loved ones a fun and safe celebration!

A record 60.6 million people are expected to travel by car for the Fourth of July holiday, according to the American Automobile Association (AAA). And a recent survey by The Vacationer said 75% of Americans intend to take at least one road trip this summer. In short, Americans are hitting the road this season, and probably crossing a short span steel bridge on their travels. Learn more in a new Steel Market Update op-ed by AISI's Dan Snyder.