Trade Cases
August 30, 2018
Leibowitz on Trade: Update on NAFTA, Section 232 Changes
Written by Tim Triplett
Lewis Leibowitz, trade attorney and contributor to Steel Market Update, offers the following commentary on the latest developments in Washington:
I am just back from Atlanta, where I attended the SMU Steel Summit. I was pleased to be able to speak to many steel industry folks concerned about the steel tariffs, the China tariffs and other trade-related matters. While there, the announcement came that the United States and Mexico had reached a tentative agreement on an update to the North American Free Trade Agreement, which President Trump would prefer not to be known (anymore) as NAFTA. As I write, Canada and the U.S. are negotiating to determine whether Canada will also be a signatory to the agreement.
