Steel Leaders Ask Trump for Action on Section 232

U.S. steelmakers sent a letter to President Trump on Feb. 1 urging the administration to take action against steel imports under Section 232. The letter from the American Iron and Steel Institute stressed that immediate action is needed to prevent imports from recapturing nearly a third of the U.S. market as they did last June.

“Since the 232 investigation was announced in April 2017, imports have continued to surge. In June of 2017, steel imports hit their highest monthly total in more than two years by capturing 30 percent of the U.S. market. We need strong action that meaningfully adjusts imports and restores healthy levels of capacity utilization and profitability to the domestic industry to ensure we can continue to produce the steel needed for our national security and critical infrastructure.”