News by subject: TRD

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Over the past year, steel prices have continued to climb in the United States, and because of a recent proposal to increase tariffs on steel and aluminum, they appear poised to climb higher, to levels that have not been seen in more than a decade. In...

Yesterday, three high profile aluminum industry leaders co-signed a letter to Commerce Secretary Wilber Ross and United States Trade Ambassador Robert E. Lighthizer. The authors of the letter included Tom Conway, Vice President of United Steel...

Yesterday, the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2017, due to inclusion of the Vessel Incidental Discharge Act (VIDA) within the bill, failed by three votes to reach the 60 votes needed in the United States Senate to end debate and move to a vote on...

Twenty-five thousand metric tons of purportedly organic corn grown in Russia, Moldova, and Kazakhstan currently sits on the M/V Mountpark, a United Kingdom-flagged vessel lingering off the coast of California. U.S. Customs officials have blocked the...

The Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) is disappointed the Supreme Court has ruled against Mr. Comeau this morning. While some progress was made, this decision will likely do very little to address the many interprovincial trade...

A group of conservatives today asked the U.S. Trade Representative to make intellectual property protections part of the renegotiated North American Free Trade Agreement. Their letter, initiated by the Conservatives for Property Rights coalition,...

Holt Logistics Corporation announced today that it has become the first independent port operator in the northeastern United States to conduct a pilot based on a blockchain-based global trade digitization solution developed by Maersk and IBM. The...

The U.S. Department of Commerce ("Commerce") announced on Tuesday, April 17, 2018, its final determination that two Indian producers, Viraj Profiles Ltd. ("Viraj") and Venus Wire Industries Pvt. Ltd., including its affiliates Hindustan Inox Ltd.,...

Earlier today, the United States Supreme Court heard oral arguments in the case of South Dakota v. Wayfair, et.al.  At issue is the legality of a new South Dakota sales tax law that imposes sales tax burdens on out-of-state businesses with no...

As companies face shifting trade, marketplace, cultural, and geopolitical challenges during threats of deglobalization, the WomenCorporateDirectors Foundation (WCD) will put these challenges at the top of the agenda for its 2018 Global Institute, May...

The Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Canadian Heritage, will be in China this week to lead Canada's first creative industries trade mission in Shanghai and Beijing. She is traveling with a delegation of close to 60 Canadian companies and...

The Teamsters' rail conferences in the U.S. and Canada today joined with unionized Mexican freight rail workers in calling for the inclusion of language in a revamped North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) that would ensure that all industry...

The Teamsters' rail conferences in the U.S. and Canada today joined with unionized Mexican freight rail workers in calling for the inclusion of language in a revamped North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) that would ensure that all industry...

The Government of the Republic of Panama adopted new immigration measures to continue boosting tourism, trade and investment with the economies of Europe and emerging countries. By Executive Decree, Panama lifted immigration restrictions for...

Minister Joly visited South Korea to meet with several key players in that country's creative industry, with a view to building bridges between the creative industries of the two countries, opening a dialogue about the diversity of cultural content...

Today the Retail Industry Leaders Association (RILA) expressed alarm over the announcement that President Donald Trump has instructed the United States Trade Representative to consider $100 billion in additional tariffs on Chinese imports.  Earlier...

Teamsters General President Jim Hoffa wrote to a top lawmaker in the Mexican Congress today to share his concerns about legislation currently under consideration that would crack down on the creation of independent unions in that country in violation...

Low unemployment rates in the US and Europe, paired with industry in both regions operating at maximum capacity, and the fact that it's been nearly a decade since we faced our last recession have some pessimists warning another is nearly upon us....

The Society of Chemical Manufacturers & Affiliates (SOCMA) today responded to an announcement by China that it plans to impose tariffs on billions of dollars in U.S. exports, including chemicals, in retaliation to the recently proposed U.S. tariffs...

American Chemistry Council (ACC) President and CEO Cal Dooley issued the following statement in response to the announcement by China that it plans to impose tariffs on billions of dollars in U.S. exports following U.S.-imposed tariffs on imports of...

United Steelworkers (USW) International President Leo W. Gerard issued the following statement in conjunction with the release of a letter sent to USTR Robert Lighthizer yesterday regarding proposed labor law reforms in Mexico....

After reaching record high volumes every year from 2010-2016, Asian woodchip imports actually declined in 2017. But even as demand growth slows, some of the region's top woodchip producers are already struggling to maintain export volumes. Prices for...

Warning about targeted weakening of the World Trade Organization Washington is undermining international trade law Challenges relating to global trade can only be resolved multilaterally The President of The Federation of German Industries (BDI),...

Yesterday, ACTION for Trade sent a letter to Ambassador Robert Lighthizer urging him to include provisions that protect U.S. innovators' and creators' intellectual property in the NAFTA deal he's currently negotiating. This week, Lighthizer expressed...

The United Steelworkers (USW) released the following statement today on the agreement in principle reached in the renegotiation of the Korea-US Free Trade Agreement (KORUS). "Ambassador Lighthizer's renegotiation of...

Apttus, the global leader in Quote-to-Cash and Contract Lifecycle Management solutions utilizing artificial intelligence (AI), today announced Sir Richard Branson as a guest of honor and speaker at Apttus Accelerate 2018. The Middle Office solutions...

In the news release "Federal Government measures to prevent transshipment and diversion of aluminium," issued March 27, 2018 by the Aluminum Association of Canada over CNW, we are advised by the organization that a modification has been made in the...

Unifor and Mexican labour leaders join together this week to warn Members of Parliament (MPs) about the dangers of negotiating a NAFTA deal that fails to protect workers in both countries. "The old NAFTA model was built on exploitation, as Canadian...

François Laporte, the President of Teamsters Canada, wrote to Prime Minister Trudeau today about trade negotiations between Canada and the Mercosur bloc of nations. The union is concerned that the Comprehensive and Progressive Trans-Pacific...

On April 25-28, 2018, the Sixth International Urban Modern Agricultural Expo (IUMAE) will be held in Chengdu. Planned and executed by Chengdu New East Exhibition Co. Ltd., who has already been certified by the Union of International Fairs (UFI), this...

The following is the official statement of Teamsters General President James P. Hoffa on today's announcement of strategic tariffs against China. "Earlier this month, I sent a letter to the White House describing the...

United Steelworkers (USW) International President Leo W. Gerard issued the following statement after the Trump Administration announced the conclusion of their Section 301 investigation of China's intellectual property abuses and a set of enforcement...

Global Sources will host its 2018 spring trade show series at Hong Kong's AsiaWorld-Expo from April 11 to 30. With more than 9,000 booths, attendees will be able to meet suppliers face-to-face and see the latest products at four events: Global...

Today, some of the largest brands in retail sent a letter to President Trump outlining their concerns about the detrimental impact broadly applied tariffs could have on American families. The Retail Industry Leaders Association, American Apparel &...

Yesterday, Prime Minister Eugene Rhuggenaath of Curacao and Bob Barchiesi, President of the International AntiCounterfeiting Coalition (IACC), held an official meeting to reinforce and strengthen their partnership, to discuss tactics to advance the...

Two months after placing tariffs on imported washing machines and solar panels, President Trump imposed tariffs on steel and aluminum imports last week. The tariffs will increase the cost of imported steel and aluminum by 25% and 10%, respectively....

On the heels of successful missions to Tennessee and California, Minister MacAulay travelled to Boston, Massachusetts this week to attend Seafood Expo North America, the largest seafood trade exposition in North America. This two-day mission will...

Global crop protection company ADAMA today announced that it has successfully obtained regulatory approval for its proprietary nematicide, NIMITZ®, in Brazil - the world's largest agricultural market. This follows NIMITZ® receiving a number of other...

Several leading companies in the crypto/blockchain ecosystem have come together to establish the Digital Asset Trade Association (DATA), a global, non-profit organization focused on lobbying behalf of the industry within all levels of governments,...

Today, the Association of American Publishers (AAP) became the 11th member of ACTION for Trade, a coalition that aims to ensure that U.S. trade policy and agreements protect and promote creativity and innovation. "Fair trade is an essential part of...

Canada's economy would lose about half a percentage point of growth and about 85,000 jobs in the first year following the end of the North American Free Trade Agreement, according to a Conference Board of Canada analysis that estimates the economic...

Canada's economy would lose about half a percentage point of growth and about 85,000 jobs in the first year following the end of the North American Free Trade Agreement, according to a Conference Board of Canada analysis that estimates the economic...

The following is a statement from Teamsters General President Jim Hoffa about a letter he sent to President Trump after it was announced Thursday afternoon that the U.S. would be placing tariffs on the importation of steel and aluminum from countries...

Canada's steel and aluminum producers must be permanently exempted from U.S. tariffs, the United Steelworkers (USW) says. "The evidence is clear and overwhelming. Canadian steel and aluminum exports are not part of the problem that the U.S....

President Donald J. Trump today signed a Presidential Proclamation implementing a 10% tariff on all primary aluminum imports into the United States in order to stop the flood of foreign metal that has been destroying the U.S. aluminum industry and...

Jim McGreevy, Beer Institute President and CEO, released the following statement after President Trump signed an executive order imposing a 10% tariff on imported aluminum: "This tariff on aluminum will hurt American breweries and beer importers...

The United Steelworkers (USW) released the following statement after the administration announced its final decision in the pending Section 232 investigations on steel and aluminum. Those investigations, launched in April 2017, were designed to...

Nucor Corporation is pleased that President Trump moved forward today to implement the tariffs on steel imports he announced last week. For years, foreign producers have found every way possible to circumvent our country's trade laws and it is time...

Unifor, the largest private sector union in Canada, vows to fight ratification of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP). "There is nothing comprehensive or progressive about this agreement, it's TPP 2.0...