{"id":10683,"date":"2025-05-30T22:50:35","date_gmt":"2025-05-30T22:50:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/steelorg.wpenginepowered.com\/?p=10683"},"modified":"2025-05-30T22:50:35","modified_gmt":"2025-05-30T22:50:35","slug":"aisi-applauds-steel-tariff-increase-announcement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.steel.org\/2025\/05\/aisi-applauds-steel-tariff-increase-announcement\/","title":{"rendered":"AISI Applauds Steel Tariff Increase Announcement"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>WASHINGTON, D.C.<\/strong> \u2013 Kevin Dempsey, president and CEO of the American Iron and Steel Institute, today applauded the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/live\/\">announcement by President Trump<\/a> tonight that he was increasing the existing steel tariffs from 25 percent to 50 percent:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAISI welcomes President Trump\u2019s announcement today that he is increasing steel tariffs to 50 percent. Led by China, global steel overcapacity and production continues to grow, even as overall global steel demand is being impacted by the sharp downturn in the Chinese construction sector. As a result, Chinese steel exports to the world have more than doubled since 2020, surging to 118 million MT in 2024 &#8212; more than total North American steel production. Given these challenging international conditions that show no signs of improvement, this tariff action will help prevent new surges in imports that would injure American steel producers and their workers. AISI applauds the president\u2019s bold action today to increase the tariffs on foreign steel and keep the American steel industry strong.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>-####-<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Contact: Lisa Harrison<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>202.452.7115 \/\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:lharrison@steel.org\">lharrison@steel.org<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>AISI serves as the voice of the American steel industry in the public policy arena and advances the case for steel in the marketplace as the preferred material of choice. AISI\u2019s membership is comprised of integrated and electric arc furnace (EAF) steelmakers, steel pipe and tube manufacturers, and steel processors and fabricators reflecting the production and distribution of both carbon and stainless steels which are critical to the everyday lives of all Americans \u2014 including national security, roads and bridges, buildings, the electrical grid, clean energy technologies and the automotive market. AISI also represents associate members who are suppliers to or customers of the steel industry. For more news about steel and its applications, view AISI\u2019s website at\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.steel.org\/\">www.steel.org<\/a><\/em><em>. Follow AISI on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AISISteel\/\">Facebook<\/a><\/em><em>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/american-iron-and-steel-institute\/\">LinkedIn<\/a><\/em><em>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/aisisteel\/\">Twitter<\/a><\/em><em>\u00a0(@AISISteel) or\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/americanironandsteel\/\">Instagram<\/a><\/em><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Kevin Dempsey, president and CEO of the American Iron and Steel Institute, today applauded the announcement by President Trump tonight that he was increasing the existing steel tariffs from 25 percent to 50 percent: \u201cAISI welcomes President Trump\u2019s announcement today that he is increasing steel tariffs to 50 percent. 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