Steel Industry: Price and Policy Issues

Preface Introduction Current State of the Steel Industry U.S. Production and Employment North American and Global Steel Industry Consolidation Arcelor Mittal: Global Industry Giant North American Restructuring Affects Other U.S. Companies Building New U.S. Mills Local Ownership Ends at Canadian and Mexican Mills Labour Relations Issues World Steel Output Totals U.S. Import Patterns Steel Price Trends and Developments Steel Prices Remain at a High Plateau Steel Input Costs Steel Scrap Rise in the Price of Iron Ore The Cost and Supply of Coke The Price of Natural Gas Shipping Costs The Impact of the Growth of China China as a Steel Producer, Consumer, and Exporter China's Proposed Steel Industry Restructuring The U.S. WTO Case Against Chinese Subsidies Chinese Measures to Restrain Steel Exports China's Foreign Investment Policy on Steel Congressional Reaction to Competition from China Steel Policy Issues Failure to Achieve a Global Steel Subsidies Agreement Repeal of the Byrd Amendment Industry Petitioners Lose Wire Rod Antidumping Case -- Pursue Others President Bush Denies Relief in China Safeguard Case ITC Revokes Duties for Steel Flat Products in 2006 ITC Broadly Upholds Steel AD/CVD Tariffs in 2007 WTO Decision on "Zeroing" and Proposed U.S. Trade Law Changes Index.