Paul Nathanson, spokesperson for the Coalition of American Metal Manufacturers and Users (CAMMU), issued the following statement on the agreement to end U.S. Section 232 steel and aluminum tariffs on Canada and Mexico.

“The Coalition welcomes the agreement to remove the Section 232 steel and aluminum tariffs from Canada and Mexico.  We urge the Trump Administration to terminate the remaining Section 232 steel and aluminum tariffs on our other trading partners as quickly as possible.  These tariffs are damaging the U.S. manufacturing sector, and particularly downstream U.S. steel and aluminum consuming companies, by increasing prices and lead times for both domestic and imports of steel and aluminum and making the U.S. an island of high steel prices.

We are also  pleased that negotiators listened to U.S. steel and aluminum-using manufacturers and did not replace tariffs with quotas, which are even worse for U.S. companies.  This shows that our voices are being heard in Washington, DC.”

The Coalition of American Metal Manufacturers and Users is a broad organization of U.S. businesses and trade associations representing over 30,000 companies and over one million American workers in the manufacturing sector and the downstream supply chains of industries including aerospace, agriculture, automotive, consumer goods, construction, defense, electrical, medical, and recreational, among others.