Hogan Lovells secures important, unanimous ITC victory for Canadian steel client ArcelorMittal Dofasco

Press releases | 07 February 2024

Washington, D.C., 6 February 2024 – Global law firm Hogan Lovells recently secured a victory for Canadian steel manufacturer ArcelorMittal Dofasco G.P. (“ArcelorMittal Dofasco”) at the U.S. International Trade Commission (“ITC”), which has issued final negative determinations on antidumping duties on tin mill products from Canada, China, Germany, and the Republic of Korea and countervailing duties on tin mill products from China. Following a thorough, transparent, and data-driven investigation into U.S. trade practices, the ITC determined that imports from Canada and the other countries under investigation were not causing material injury or threat of thereof to the domestic tin mill industry. As a result, ArcelorMittal Dofasco will be refunded all antidumping duties deposited to date, and will not be subject to antidumping duties on tin mill products going forward.

More about the ruling can be found here.

International Trade & Investment lead partner Craig Lewis, said: “We are extremely pleased that the ITC and its staff, following a thorough investigation into the U.S. market for tin mill products, came to the rightful conclusion that imports of tin mill products from Canada are not harmful to the U.S. industry.”

International Trade & Investment counsel Mike Jacobson, added: “ArcelorMittal Dofasco’s tin mill products, which are supplied from just across the border in Canada, have always been a stable and trusted source of supply in the U.S. market—ArcelorMittal Dofasco will continue to serve their U.S. customers with high-quality tin mill products, free from any antidumping duties.”

The Washington, D.C.-based team appearing before the U.S. International Trade Commission included partner Craig Lewis, counsel Mike Jacobson, and senior associate Cayla Ebert DeJaco, and appearing before the U.S. Department of Commerce in this case, in addition to partner Craig Lewis, included senior associates Nicholas Laneville and Lindsay Brown, and associate Gregory Hawkins. Associate Lyric Galvin also assisted on this case.