All posts by Heather Outhuse

Will Your Company Be in Atlanta Next Month?

The Wire Industry will converge on the Georgia World Congress Center next month for Interwire. Will your company be there? If so, we hope you will join us for our Breakfast at Interwire.

It’s a great opportunity to get together with your AWPA colleagues and customers.Join us in Atlanta for the chance to:

    • AWPA members enjoy meeting.
      Don’t miss a chance to meet with other steel wire professionals!

      Network with other steel wire industry colleagues

    • Hear the latest info on the economy and construction market
    • Attend an additional event – the steel industry outlook panel immediately following the breakfast (details will be sent to registrants).

 

The cost is $80 for AWPA members, and potential members can attend the event for free. We hope to see  you there.

Register here!

Quarterly Trade Policy Update, Trade Law Overview and other Tools

The AWPA government relations team has pulled together the latest trade policy news. You can find the 1st quarter 2023 update here. You’ll find information on the 118th Congress, recent actions regarding the 232 and 301 tariffs by the Biden administration, including an update on EU negotiations, and information on other trade issues. Fred Waite … Continue reading Quarterly Trade Policy Update, Trade Law Overview and other Tools

The Steel Wire Industry Felt the Heat in St. Pete Last Month

Did you miss it? The Annual Meeting last month was the place to be, with registration up 30% over 2022, and a full house at the Vinoy Resort and Golf Club.   If you couldn’t make it, here’s a quick recap. Monday began with committee meetings, and registration. The Government Relations Advisory Committee kicked things off … Continue reading The Steel Wire Industry Felt the Heat in St. Pete Last Month

Annual Meeting: Dawn Shackleford, US Dept of Commerce, to Speak

Trade in general, and China in particular, continue to be a key focus of the Administration and Congress. Once President Biden took office, was there a shift in priorities in the trade area?  Have increased attempts to engage with our trade partners created opportunities for US manufacturers?  Dawn Shackleford, Executive Director of Agreements Policy & … Continue reading Annual Meeting: Dawn Shackleford, US Dept of Commerce, to Speak

Circumvention Allegation on Stainless Steel Wire from Vietnam (Korean Rod Input) – Negative Preliminary Determination

Commerce has preliminarily determined that such imports are not circumventing the antidumping (AD) order on stainless steel wire rod from Korea. Commerce based its determination on the following factors which it considers in a circumvention analysis: Overall physical characteristics of the merchandise.  Commerce found that stainless steel wire and stainless steel wire rod are distinct … Continue reading Circumvention Allegation on Stainless Steel Wire from Vietnam (Korean Rod Input) – Negative Preliminary Determination