AIIS Responds to Commerce Criticism of Report

A new study by Martin Associates questioning the relationship between steel tariffs and mill capacity utilization was largely dismissed by the Commerce Department as industry propaganda, prompting a stern response from the American Institute for International Steel. AIIS released the analysis by Dr. John Martin on April 18 and stands behind his findings.

The Secretary of Commerce asserts in the Section 232 report that “the only effective means of removing the impairment is to reduce import levels that should, in combination with good management, enable U.S. steel mills to operate at 80% or more of their rated production capacity.”