Steel tariffs may push US output to record levels

摘要

US President Donald Trump on Thursday announced plans to implement a 25% tariff on all steel imports and Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross previously said the goal of any such Section 232 action is to get the overall domestic mill capability utilization rate to at least 80% - but some say the tariffs could push the utilization rate even higher. Last week, US steel capability usage hit it's highest weekly level in over thee years, at 76.5%.