Steel pipe and tube producers push Trump to restrict imports
Zekelman Industries, Chicago, has announced that Executive Chairman and CEO Barry Zekelman, a member of the Committee on Pipe & Tube Imports (CPTI), has urged President Donald Trump to move forward with restrictions on imported steel pipe and tube. Zekelman was one of 24 steel pipe and tube manufacturing executives to sign the letter they sent to Trump Aug. 29, which outlines the committee's concerns:
- Imports have soared since April, when Trump initiated the Steel Section 232 investigation regarding the impact of steel imports on U.S. security.
- Foreign producers now supply more than 60 percent of the U.S. market demand for steel pipe and tube.
- Steel pipe and tube imports totaled more than 800,000 tons in July — an all-time high.
- The increase in imports impacts nearly 40,000 Americans who work in the steel pipe and tube industry.
The letter can be read here.
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