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July 23, 2017
Should U.S. Penalize Countries with High Rate of Exports?
Written by John Packard
Last week, Steel Market Update (SMU) completed our mid-July flat rolled market trends analysis. We invited 650 steel executives to participate. Of those responding, 48 percent were service centers, 41 percent were manufacturing companies, and 8 percent were trading companies, with steel mills and toll processors accounting for 4 percent each.
One of the questions asked was, “Do you think the U.S. government should penalize countries that have a high rate of exports to the U.S. in the name of national security?”
