Weirton Steel asks US government to stand firm against imports

摘要

Weirton Steel Corp. has sent letters to various federal officials, including President Bush, asking them to stand firm against a coalition of foreign steel companies set to oppose any attempt by the U.S. to restrict steel imports. Weirton expects an alliance of steel producers from the European Union, Korea and Japan to begin a campaign against U.S. intervention into steel imports from those nations soon."The response by these foreign steelmakers is not surprising. After all, they've been making a tremendous amount of money by dumping their products in U.S. markets, all at the expense of domestic steel producers and their workers," said John H. Walker, Weirton Steel president and chief executive officer.