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June 12, 2018
ASD Trade Policy Debate: Time to Break Some Eggs?
Written by Tim Triplett
Jean Carroll Kemp may have been the speaker at the Association of Steel Distributors meeting in Chicago last Thursday, but it was ASD members who really delivered the message. The event was co-hosted by the Chicago Chapter of Association of Women in the Metals Industry (AWMI).
Kemp is the Senior VP of Government Affairs and Trade Policy for the Steel Manufacturers Association in Washington, which represents EAF steelmakers. SMA supports Trump administration trade policies aimed at curbing unfair foreign imports. Excess global steelmaking capacity is not a problem that can be fixed overnight, but SMA is encouraged by the United States’ participation in the G20, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development and the Global Forum on Steel Excess Capacity. But progress has been limited so far, she said. “We need renewed efforts in this area for long-term solutions that will result in meaningful net reductions in uneconomic capacity, the elimination of government subsidies, effective enforcement of trade remedies, and provide relief for U.S. industries that have long suffered because of the practices and policies of other governments,” Kemp said.
