Final Thoughts

My “final thoughts” is an area of the newsletter where I can provide some of my opinions on a wide range of topics, provide information or updates on our workshops and conference or provide late-breaking tidbits from around the world that come in late in the day and are unable to make it into a full article.

I was asked earlier today if I thought the Section 232 investigation will end up affecting the steel industry. I don’t have an answer to that question. Trade attorney Lewis Leibowitz has shared the results of the last time a Section 232 was used for the industry (Right after 9/11 there was an iron ore/semi-finished review). At that time, the industry was not deemed critical for national security. However, my gut tells me the Trump Administration is using a much broader definition of what constitutes national security including damage to manufacturing or other companies whose employment is considered critical to the health of the country.