This is Queen Street Analytics' weekly digest of regulatory developments, legislative discussions and other government-related news concerning most types of manufacturing activities (except agricultural, automotive, aerospace, food, and pharmaceutical), e.g. textile and apparel, chemical, electronics, wood and paper, metals, plastics and rubber, packaging, and machining. Once a week, we break down the most important updates in this space in under five minutes.

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Dates: 2026-03-01 to 2026-03-07

📋 In This Week's Newsletter

• 🇺🇸 Federal Government News
• 📜 Legislative Updates
• 📚 What We're Reading This Week

Federal Government News

International Trade Commission Begins Five-Year Reviews of Common Alloy Aluminum Sheet Imports

The U.S. International Trade Commission announced the institution of five-year reviews on countervailing and antidumping duty orders covering imports of common alloy aluminum sheet from Bahrain, Brazil, Croatia, Egypt, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Oman, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Taiwan, and Turkey. Parties are requested to provide operational, production, and import/export information by April 1, 2026. Interested parties can file comments on adequacy by May 8, 2026. The review aims to assess whether revocation of the orders would likely result in a recurrence of material injury to the domestic industry.

Sources: www.federalregister.gov

Continuation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Orders on Steel Wire Rod Imports

The Department of Commerce and ITC determined that revocation of antidumping duty orders on carbon and certain alloy steel wire rod from Brazil, Indonesia, Mexico, Moldova, and Trinidad and Tobago, and the countervailing duty order on wire rod from Brazil, would lead to continued dumping, subsidies, and material injury. The orders are continued effective February 24, 2026. U.S. Customs and Border Protection will maintain current cash deposit rates for imports of subject merchandise.

Sources: www.federalregister.gov

ITC Initiates Five-Year Reviews for Silicon Metal Imports

ITC has opened reviews for countervailing duty and antidumping orders on silicon metal from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Iceland, Kazakhstan, and Malaysia. Parties must provide detailed operational and market data for calendar year 2025, including production, exports, capacity, and sales. The deadline for responses is April 1, 2026, with adequacy comments due by May 8, 2026. The Commission will determine whether revocation of the orders would cause material injury to domestic producers.

Sources: www.federalregister.gov

Commerce Maintains Antidumping Duties on Hot-Rolled Steel Flat Products from the Netherlands

Commerce completed its administrative review of antidumping duties for hot-rolled steel flat products from the Netherlands, covering October 1, 2023 to September 30, 2024. Tata Steel Ijmuiden BV received a final weighted-average dumping margin of 5.67 percent. The Department will instruct U.S. Customs to assess duties at importer-specific rates and maintain updated cash deposit requirements.

Sources: www.federalregister.gov

Commerce Issues Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Orders for Overhead Door Counterbalance Torsion Springs from India

Based on affirmative determinations by Commerce and ITC, antidumping and countervailing duty orders are now in effect for overhead door counterbalance torsion springs from India. The scope includes springs with coil diameters from 15.8 mm to 304.8 mm and wire diameters from 2.5 mm to 20.4 mm, plus associated hardware. The assessed rates range up to 126.14 percent (AD) and 172.08 percent (CVD) for certain exporters. Suspension of liquidation resumes as of March 4, 2026.

Sources: www.federalregister.gov

Notice of Scope Ruling Applications Filed in Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Proceedings

Commerce received scope ruling applications in January 2026 concerning low-speed personal transportation vehicles from China and mechanical pipe products from Mexico and Argentina. These applications request determination of scope coverage for specific unassembled chassis and shuttle vehicles, as well as mechanical pipe varieties, under existing antidumping and countervailing orders.

Sources: www.federalregister.gov

Foreign-Trade Zone Notifications for Electronic and Oilfield Equipment Production

CMS Circuits, Inc. submitted a Foreign-Trade Zone notification for production of ceramic hybrid circuits, heating elements, flexible medical catheters, and aerospace control modules at Murrieta, California, using foreign-status materials with duty rates ranging up to 8.4 percent. Baker Hughes Oilfield Operations, LLC filed notice for production of electrical submersible pumping systems in Claremore, Oklahoma, including aluminum protectors subject to antidumping/countervailing duties and privileged foreign status. Materials with Section 122, 232, or 301 duties must also be admitted in privileged status.

Sources: www.federalregister.gov, www.federalregister.gov

Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Order Review Opportunities Announced

Commerce published its annual notice for parties to request administrative reviews of antidumping and countervailing duty orders, findings, or suspended investigations with anniversary dates in March 2026. Interested parties have until the last day of the month to request review and to join the annual inquiry service list for affected proceedings.

Sources: www.federalregister.gov

Department of Labor Seeks Comment on Hexavalent Chromium Standards Information Collection

OSHA submitted an information collection request to OMB concerning Hexavalent Chromium Standards for General Industry. The standards require monitoring employee exposure, medical surveillance, and maintaining records. The request affects 83,780 respondents, covers 1,052,617 annual responses, and incurs a time burden estimated at 506,685 hours and additional costs of $54,470,426.

Sources: www.federalregister.gov

Section 232 National Security Adjustments to Automobile Parts Imports: Expanded Information Collection

The Department of Commerce is reinstating information collection for national security adjustments concerning automobile parts imports under Section 232. The new requirements stem from Presidential proclamations in 2025, which imposed tariffs and called for expanded inclusion processes for additional automobile parts articles. The average reporting burden is 8 hours per respondent, with 200 respondents expected quarterly.

Sources: www.federalregister.gov

Administrative Review Results for Cold-Rolled Steel Flat Products from Korea

Commerce issued preliminary results for the administrative review covering cold-rolled steel flat products from Korea for September 1, 2023 to August 31, 2024. Hyundai Steel Company and POSCO received zero weighted-average dumping margins. Ameri-Source Korea, Hanawell Co Ltd, and KG Dongbu Steel Co., Ltd. received the most recent above-de-minimis rate of 2.28 percent. The review was rescinded for 35 companies with no suspended entries during this period.

Sources: www.federalregister.gov

Legislative Updates

Critical Mineral Consistency Act of 2025 Advances in Congress

Bill 755, the Critical Mineral Consistency Act of 2025, received in the Senate after passage in the House. The bill was read twice and placed on the Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders (Calendar No. 348), focusing on energy policy and potentially influencing mineral sourcing for manufacturing.

Sources: www.congress.gov

STEAM Act Receives Committee Approval

Bill 1077, the STEAM Act, relates to energy and manufacturing, and was ordered to be reported by unanimous consent in the House. The bill is progressing toward further legislative action.

Sources: www.congress.gov

GEO Act Moves Forward in the House

Bill 301, the GEO Act, focused on energy sector reforms, was ordered to be reported by unanimous consent in the House. The bill is now ready for House consideration.

Sources: www.congress.gov

Geothermal Cost-Recovery Authority Act of 2025 Approved for Reporting

Bill 398, the Geothermal Cost-Recovery Authority Act of 2025, was ordered to be reported by unanimous consent in the House. The bill addresses cost-recovery processes for geothermal operations and will proceed to further legislative stages.

Sources: www.congress.gov

What We're Reading This Week

• Canada's Housing Crisis Demands a Manufacturing Revolution: The Case for Modular and Prefabricated Construction: Article examines modular and prefabricated manufacturing methods in response to Canada's housing shortages.
• NRCan Awards Nano One $3M To Support LFP Cathode Material Supply Chain Initiative: NRCan provides $3M to Nano One for a cathode material supply chain project in Canada.
• Emissions Planning Beyond Trump Tricky For U.S. Companies Following Climate Cuts: U.S. companies encounter uncertainties in emissions planning amid shifting federal climate policy.

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