Cleveland-Cliffs and the United Steelworkers Union Jointly Comment on the Tin Mill Products Final Report Released by the ITC
February 29 2024 - 7:00AM
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The U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) this week issued
public documents detailing the rationale behind its unanimous
negative injury determination in the tin mill products trade case
brought by co-petitioners Cleveland-Cliffs and the United
Steelworkers (USW). This determination by the ITC negated the
implementation of anti-dumping and countervailing duties calculated
by the Department of Commerce and will result in the continuation
of widespread unfair trade practices in the tin mill products
market.
Lourenco Goncalves, Cleveland-Cliffs' Chairman, President and
Chief Executive Officer, stated, "It is now clear that the decision
by United States Steel Corporation not to participate as a
petitioner in this trade case -- or provide a substantive response
to the ITC’s request for further information on the idling of tin
lines in Gary and East Chicago, Indiana and the closure of UPI in
California -- directly led to the ITC’s negative determination. Had
U.S. Steel cooperated with the ITC, the Commission would not have
been left without the information needed to discern the market
forces behind U.S. Steel’s withdrawal from the tin mill products
market in the United States.”
Mr. Goncalves continued, “U.S. Steel’s January 2022 announcement
that it would shut down its UPI tin mill in Pittsburg, California
left the West Coast completely exposed to imports, particularly
from Asian countries like Japan and China. This decision played a
major role in the surge of imported tin mill product that hit the
U.S. in mid-2022 and decimated the domestic industry, harming
workers and communities. In spite of U.S. Steel’s intransigence, I
am grateful for the partnership of the USW that allowed this case
to go forward. The report issued this week made clear that,
unfortunately, the ITC discounted the filings and testimony of the
USW that clearly articulated how its members at Cleveland-Cliffs
and U.S. Steel had been materially injured by unfair trade.”
“USW members across the tin mill industry can compete with
anyone on a level playing field,” said USW International President
David McCall. “Unfortunately, the ITC’s decision continues to leave
them and their families vulnerable to unfair trade, threatening
their livelihoods and imperiling the communities in which they live
and work.
“Dumped and illegally subsidized tin mill products have already
cost far too many good, American jobs, and USW members understand
as well as anyone that without relief, foreign producers will
continue to undercut our market until we are wholly dependent on
them.
“It’s clear that our nation urgently needs strategic reform of
our broken trade system so that domestic workers and industries
aren’t forced to fight on a case-by-case basis to ensure they have
a future.”
About Cleveland-Cliffs Inc.
Cleveland-Cliffs is the largest flat-rolled steel producer in
North America. Founded in 1847 as a mine operator, Cliffs is also
the largest manufacturer of iron ore pellets in North America. The
Company is vertically integrated from mined raw materials, direct
reduced iron, and ferrous scrap to primary steelmaking and
downstream finishing, stamping, tooling, and tubing.
Cleveland-Cliffs is the largest supplier of steel to the automotive
industry in North America and serves a diverse range of other
markets due to its comprehensive offering of flat-rolled steel
products. Headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio, Cleveland-Cliffs
employs approximately 28,000 people across its operations in the
United States and Canada.
About the United Steelworkers
The USW represents 850,000 workers employed in metals, mining,
pulp and paper, rubber, chemicals, glass, auto supply and the
energy-producing industries, along with a growing number of workers
in health care, public sector, higher education, tech and service
occupations.
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