Economy
October 10, 2017
SMA Reports on Hot-Button Issues
Written by Sandy Williams
The Steel Manufacturers Association is still confident that the Section 232 investigation on steel imports will bring relief to the U.S. steel industry. SMA President Philip Bell called the investigation a “really complex issue,” during a media call on Monday.
Although the administration issued a self-imposed deadline of June 30, which it failed to meet, the investigation is now on a more typical timeline, Bell said. Section 232 actions are designed to take about a year to complete. Following the Jan. 16 deadline for a report, the president will have another 90 days to implement any actions on imported steel.
