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Fast Facts On October 1, 2026, the Institute for Supply Management released its September Manufacturing PMI report. The headline index registered 54.5 percent, 0.1 percentage point below August’s 54.6 percent. It was the ninth consecutive month of ex…
AMT – The Association For Manufacturing Technology reported on October 16, 2026 that United States industrial production rose in September 2026 to its highest level since December 2018, while capacity utilization among machinery manufacturers reached…
Fact Summary On August 6, 2026, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) published a notice in the Federal Register proposing to add 14 additional derivative product categories to the scope of Section 232 tariffs on ste…
Fact summary. On October 13, 2026, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s International Trade Administration (ITA) published the preliminary results of its administrative review of the antidumping duty order on welded stainless steel pressure pipe from th…
On October 1, 2026, the U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) formally instituted five-year “sunset” reviews of the countervailing duty (CVD) orders on aluminum foil from Oman and Turkey and the antidumping duty (AD) orders on aluminum foil fro…
What Happened: A Proposed Expansion of Section 232 Duties to 14 Derivative Articles On August 6, 2026, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) published a notice in the Federal Register requesting public comment on a p…
Fact summary. On October 8, 2026, the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) published a formal request for comments on the impact of the European Union’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) and on EU proposals to widen its pro…
Verified: October 10, 2026 · Event date: October 8, 2026 · Sources: U.S. Federal Register / USTR (Docket USTR-2026-0661, 91 FR 64450); European Commission CBAM portal. What happened On October 8, 2026, the Office of the United States Trade Representa…
Last verified: October 9, 2026. This article reflects the Federal Register documents and dates cited below, checked on that date. What Happened, and Why Metal Buyers Should Notice On September 22, 2026, the U.S. Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) …
What NIST Actually Announced On September 15, 2026, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) announced that it has awarded more than $30 million to 12 Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) cent…
On October 6, 2026, the U.S. Department of Commerce published two final administrative review results in the Federal Register that bear directly on steel pipe and tube supply chains used by machined-component buyers. The first concerns large diameter…
Fact Summary On September 30, 2026, UTLX Manufacturing LLC of Chicago, Illinois filed a petition that led the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) to institute preliminary antidumping (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) investigations covering ra…
Sept. 2026: Commerce set preliminary duties on Chinese tin mill steel – 66.61% CVD and a 130.17% AD cash deposit – as the ITC final injury phase begins.
Sept. 24, 2026: Commerce set final AD/CVD rates on Indian freight rail couplers, up to 71.01% AD and 75.00% CVD. Why cast-origin rules matter to machined parts.
Sept 24, 2026: U.S. Commerce found critical circumstances on Chinese graphite electrodes. What the 103.49% preliminary CVD rate means for EDM buyers.
Sept. 24, 2026: Commerce revoked AD/CVD aluminum sheet orders in part for can stock, adding H-39 temper. What aluminum buyers should re-check
Sept. 21, 2026: Commerce upheld a 92.84% China-wide antidumping rate on tapered roller bearings from China. What precision-component buyers should verify
Sept. 22, 2026: Commerce has found CGI brake drums from China circumvent AD/CVD orders at a 150.25% rate. What casting and machining buyers should check
Sept. 16, 2026: Commerce set final solar-cell AD/CVD duties on India, Indonesia and Laos, up to 173.70%. What module and metal-parts buyers should verify.
Sept. 21, 2026: Commerce set a 136.52% preliminary AD margin on Chinese tin mill products. What coated-steel buyers should verify before ordering.
