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Section 232 Tariffs on Steel and Aluminium

The Sound of Economics

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The US's Position on the Mid-Wave Steel Industry

The root of the problem is really the political economy of the US steel industry. The integrated steel mills in the mid-western swing states, for which the US currently does not have a decarbonization path. So there is certainly a lot of sympathy on this side for the political conundrum that the US finds itself at the same time. And we need to make sure that the protectionist sentiment coming from the US in that sector doesn't spill over to the policy design in the European Union.

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