Today, SSINA joined steel industry associations in the Americas, Europe, Asia and Africa to renew their call for governments of steel-producing economies to intensify their work in the Global Forum on Steel Excess Capacity (GFSEC). Steel industries throughout the world expressed tremendous concern about the recent increase in steel overcapacity at a time when steel […]
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Five U.S. steel industry associations, representing nearly two million U.S. workers directly or indirectly, sent a letter to Senate leadership today urging Congress to include at least $37 billion for state DOTs in the future relief bill that will be considered by Congress this month. “Ensuring that state DOTs have appropriate funding to carry out […]
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A coalition of manufacturing groups sent a letter to members of the House of Representatives Rules Committee voicing their support for Bost-Lamb-Crawford amendment to 2021 Defense Appropriations Act, to ensure sufficient resources to combat illegal foreign trade practices (Amendment #76 to H.R. 7617). “The Bost-Lamb-Crawford amendment (amendment #76) would help ensure adequate funding for critical […]
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A coalition of eleven manufacturing groups sent a letter to members of the U.S. Senate urging passage of The Great American Outdoors Act (S. 3422), which would permanently fund the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) while providing billions to address the backlog of deferred maintenance on the nation’s public lands; and, passage of the […]
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The U.S. member companies of five steel industry groups, representing nearly two million U.S. workers, wrote a letter urging Congress to include an infrastructure package in the next phase of COVID-19 stimulus legislation. In a March 31, 2020 letter to Nancy Pelosi, Mitch McConnell, Kevin McCarthy and Charles Schumer, the American Iron and Steel Institute […]
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WASHINGTON, DC – Five leading steel industry associations today expressed concern about a recent U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) notification that importers may be granted additional days for payment of estimated duties, taxes and other fees, as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic emergency. In a letter today to Mark Morgan, acting CBP Commissioner, the American […]
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On January 30, 2020, SSINA released the following policy statement regarding Indonesia’s raw materials export restrictions:
The Specialty Steel Industry of North America (SSINA) supports the United States’ request to join the World Trade Organization (“WTO”) consultations regarding Indonesia’s measures relating to raw materials, including nickel (“DS592”). Indonesia’s ban on the exportation of nickel ore, domestic processing requirements, domestic marketing obligation, and export licensing scheme violate its obligations under the WTO and artificially restrict the global nickel trade. They should be condemned as pure domestic protectionism and removed.
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(Washington, DC) (January 23, 2020) – The Specialty Steel Industry of North America (SSINA), a voluntary trade association representing the majority of the producers of specialty metals in North America, announced today the launch of its newly redesigned website at www.ssina.com.
The new site features a streamlined, modern design, as well as improved functionality across devices and browsers. The site incorporates new and enhanced content on a variety of topics of interest to SSINA members, customers, and specifiers of specialty metals, as well as policymakers and the media.
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(Ottawa) (December 18, 2019) – Following the signing of the Protocol of Amendment to the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), North American steel producers thank the Governments of the United States, Mexico and Canada for their diligence in negotiating the Agreement. Steel producers in North America now call upon their respective governments to take urgent action to approve and implement the USMCA as soon as possible. Implementation of the USMCA is critical to strengthen our industry’s competitiveness in the face of the continuing challenges to the industry from global excess capacity and weakening demand.
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(Washington, DC) (December 13, 2019) – Specialty Steel Industry of North America (SSINA) Chairman Dennis M. Oates released the below statement following this week’s agreement paving the way for ratification of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA): “We welcome this week’s announcement to move forward with the landmark U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement, modernizing NAFTA and strengthening the North American steel […]
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