At their two-year anniversary, the 232 tariffs are unquestionably hurting steel-using manufacturers and consumers across the U.S. says the Coalition of American Metal Manufacturers and Users.
Trains and flights have been cancelled with road checkpoints. As a result, land freight, especially inter-provincial transportation, has been significantly affected.
“Unstable,” “unpredictable,” and “slow” are words that both steel producers and steel-using manufacturers (steel “consumers”) are using to describe steel market conditions heading into 2020.