CAMMU Calls on Secretary Raimondo to End Section 232

The Coalition of American Metal Manufacturers and Users (CAMMU) is appealing to the Department of Commerce (DOC) to terminate Section 232 tariffs and quotas on imported steel and aluminum, in a followup to similar demands directed at the Biden administration on Feb. 10.

In a March 15 letter to Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo, CAMMU–which claims to represent more than 30,000 companies and one million workers in downstream metals-consuming sectors–said it is dismayed by the secretary’s support of Section 232 and her comments suggesting that the “tariffs have been effective.”

David Schollaert

David Schollaert is a senior analyst for Steel Market Update. David joined SMU after more than a decade in the metals and mining industry in a myriad of different roles. Much of his early experience and expertise were within the coverage and analysis of steel-making raw materials and served previously as senior editor of the CRU Prices Service. Most recently, however, before his return to market analysis, David held roles as a metals buyer and an operations manager for raw material suppliers. Based in CRU’s Pittsburgh office, David can be reached at david@steelmarketupdate.com or 724-720-1008.