Congressional Steel Caucus Urges Strong Enforcement of Trade Remedies on Corrosion-Resistant Steel Imports

The United States House of Representatives, Congressman Frank J. Mrvan, and Congressman Rick Crawford (AR-01), the Chairman and Vice Chairman of the Congressional Steel Caucus, submitted testimony to the International Trade Commission (ITC) on August 7, 2025, expressing concern over unfairly traded imports of corrosion-resistant steel (CORE) products from several countries. The Caucus urges strong enforcement of trade remedies to protect the domestic steel industry and the tens of thousands of good-paying, middle-class jobs it supports.

Key Takeaways:

• The Congressional Steel Caucus, a bipartisan group of over 100 Members of Congress, has expressed support for the American steel industry and its workers in ongoing trade cases against unfairly traded imports of corrosion-resistant steel (CORE) from 10 countries.
• The testimony submitted to the ITC highlights the devastating consequences of unfairly traded imports, including lost sales and revenues, significant unutilized capacity, and weak financial performance of U.S. producers.
• The domestic steel industry supports thousands of American manufacturing workers in communities across the United States, producing CORE products for critical applications in the defense, automotive, construction, energy, and appliance sectors.
• The ITC's effective enforcement of trade remedy laws is essential to provide relief to U.S. industries harmed by unfairly traded imports, and the Caucus urges affirmative determinations in the ongoing cases on CORE.
• The ongoing cases against imports of CORE from 10 countries, including Australia, Brazil, Canada, Mexico, the Netherlands, South Africa, Taiwan, Turkey, the United Arab Emirates, and Vietnam, are critical to protecting the domestic steel industry and its workers.
• The surge in dumped and subsidized imports of CORE has had devastating consequences, causing U.S. producers to suffer significant losses, including an increase of over 46% in imports from 2.26 million metric tons to 3.3 million metric tons in 2024.

Statistics:

• The domestic CORE producers and United Steelworkers filed antidumping (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) petitions in September 2024, seeking relief after imports from the subject countries flooded into the U.S. market at rock-bottom prices.
• The imports of CORE from the subject countries skyrocketed from roughly 2.26 million metric tons in 2023 to more than 3.3 million metric tons in 2024, an increase of over 46%.
• The U.S. domestic CORE producers suffered significant losses due to unfairly traded imports, including lost sales and revenues, significant unutilized capacity, and weak financial performance.
• The Congressional Steel Caucus estimates that the domestic steel industry supports tens of thousands of good-paying, middle-class jobs, and the Caucus urges strong enforcement of trade remedies to protect these jobs.

Sources:

• Congressman Frank J. Mrvan, Vice Chairman of the Congressional Steel Caucus
• Congressman Rick Crawford (AR-01), Chairman of the Congressional Steel Caucus
• United States House of Representatives
• International Trade Commission (ITC)
• United Steelworkers
• Domestic CORE producers