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Hiroshige Seko, Japan’s minister of economic trade and industry, has said the U.S. decision to impose tariffs could disrupt the world’s markets for the two metals.

Officials with the European Union say it looks increasingly unlikely that they will be able to reach an agreement with the White House to permanently exempt the 28-nation bloc from the steel and aluminum tariffs. 

The announcement follows a joint statement Saturday that the two countries were pausing their talk of an escalating trade war.

The Florida Roofing & Sheet Metal Contractors Association’s 96th annual convention takes place June 27-29 at the Gaylord Palms resort.

Allies have been pressing U.S. officials to make the tariff exemptions permanent — a move the White House has resisted as it continues to seek an updated North American Free Trade Agreement. 

A group of industrial manufacturers are banding together in an effort to kill the tariffs on steel and aluminum enacted by the Trump administration.

An employee at a Tennessee-based welding equipment manufacturer is now chairman of an industry association.

The report covers the sheet metal forming market in North America, Europe and Asia, with special emphasis on Japan, the U.S. and China.

Add the Air Conditioning Contractors of America to the list of construction industry groups disagreeing with the Trump administration’s decision to impose new taxes on steel and aluminum.

CHICAGO — Cold air and rainy weather didn’t stop thousands of people from coming to the Windy City Jan 22-24 to attend the 2018 AHR Expo.