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WASHINGTON, DC \u2013 Five organizations representing the American steel industry today wrote to President Trump to express strong support for restoring 25 percent tariffs on steel imports and eliminating the exclusion process for that tariff program.<\/p>\n

The American Iron and Steel Institute<\/a> (AISI), Steel Manufacturers Association<\/a> (SMA), Specialty Steel Industry of North America<\/a> (SSINA), American Institute of Steel Construction<\/a> (AISC) and U.S. OCTG Manufacturers Association<\/a> (USOMA) today sent a joint letter to the president reiterating the steel industry\u2019s support for steel tariffs under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 and for \u201cthe elimination of the steel Section 232 exclusion process that has been exploited as a loophole by foreign producers seeking to avoid tariffs.\u201d<\/p>\n

The industry letter highlighted that the comprehensive steel tariffs, initially implemented by President Trump in 2018, allowed the American steel industry to restart idled mills, rehire laid-off workers and begin investing tens of billions of dollars in new and upgraded plants.<\/p>\n

However, the letter states, \u201cOver the subsequent years many country-wide and product-specific exemptions to the tariffs were granted, eroding the effectiveness of the steel Section 232 measures\u2026.The degradation of the Section 232 tariffs and out-of-control global excess steel production led to increases in steel imports and imports of downstream derivative products, once again threatening the viability of domestic steel producers and U.S. national security.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe welcome and applaud your actions to restore the integrity of the Section 232 tariffs on steel and your commitment to restoring a level playing field for American steel producers and their workers,\u201d the groups concluded.<\/p>\n

A copy of the full letter is here.<\/a><\/p>\n

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Media contacts:<\/strong><\/p>\n

AISI \u2013 Lisa Harrison, lharrison@steel.org<\/a><\/p>\n

SMA- Gregg Walker, walker@steelnet.org<\/a><\/p>\n

SSINA \u2013 John Herrmann, jherrmann@kelleydrye.com<\/a><\/p>\n

AISC- Dani Friedland, friedland@aisc.org<\/a><\/p>\n

USOMA \u2013 Roberto De Hoyos, rdehoyos@tenaris.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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