In the steel and aluminum proclamations, Trump refers to the continued increase in imports and decrease in domestic production as threatening to impair U.S. national security to reinstate duties on global imports under section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 (“section 232”).

President Trump plans to impose fresh tariffs on all aluminum and steel imports, seeking to curb China’s growing dominance in global trade. These six charts show the tariffs’ potential economic

Construction firms are likely to feel the squeeze within months if the new fees on imported materials take effect in March.

On Feb. 10, 2025, just a week after announcing country-specific, blanket tariffs on Canada, Mexico, and China, President Trump implemented his America First Trade Policy, signing two proclamations: Adjusting Imports of Steel Into the United States and Adjusting Imports of Aluminum Into the United States.

The steel mill in a partially occupied region of Ukraine is a dystopian maze of flames, chutes and tentacled pipes, vast enough to be a small city. Thunderous blazes of sparks flash above the open furnaces where workers smelt iron ore into streams of molten metal day and night.

Imposing US tariffs on UK steel would be "negative" for both countries, the business secretary has said. Jonathan Reynolds told the BBC the UK and US have a "mutual interest" in negotiating an exemption from President Donald Trump's plans for the 25% import tax, which could come into force in March.

The Recycled Materials Association says the full executive orders on the tariffs do not identify ferrous or aluminum scrap as being included.

Metallus praised Trump's recent 25% tariff on steel and aluminum. Regional manufacturers say their operations shouldn't be majorly impacted.

A proclamation signed by President Donald Trump to raise tariffs on steel and aluminum imports to 25% could potentially change the cost of vehicle parts and, ultimately, what consumers pay for

The European Union has vowed to take firm and proportionate countermeasures in response to U.S. President Donald Trump’s imposition of tariffs on all steel and aluminum imports.

President Donald Trump imposed a 25% tariff on all steel and aluminum imports into the US. Trump made it very clear that there will be no exceptions, if, ands, or buts. Trump has talked about this tariff for a while,