The HVACR industry was blessed, and cursed, by the steel market in 2022. That apparent contradiction was explained by two steel market experts during the recent HARDI conference in Houston.
Trane Technologies announced it will further reduce the carbon impact of its HVAC solutions by purchasing low-carbon steel from primary supplier Nucor Corporation, Econiq, with an additional allotment from U. S. Steel, verdeX.
These actions have increased the prices of sheet metal and aluminum, among other items, and they seem to be having a trickle-down effect for commercial HVACR contractors.
The new U.S. steel and aluminum tariffs are, at best, unsettling for the HVAC industry, nation, and world economy. Here is how the tariffs can be expected to impact the HVAC industry.
ST. LOUIS — Nortek Air Solutions is announcing a six percent price increase effective immediately to all product lines, with a range of 2-10 percent based on material and content type. This increase is in response to the US government issuing new tariffs on imported steel (25 percent) and imported aluminum (10 percent).
New U.S. tariffs on steel and aluminum imports are going to have major consequences for a multitude of manufacturing segments around the globe, but the HVAC industry looks to be particularly impacted.
The Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI), which represents manufacturers of heating, air conditioning, commercial refrigeration, and water heating products and equipment, is disappointed in the decision announced today by President Trump to impose additional tariffs on steel and aluminum. AHRI does not support additional tariffs on steel and aluminum due to their impact on manufacturers and consumers.
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Flat rolled steel prices have been dropping over the past few weeks and the wholesalers who service the mechanical contractors are concerned as the pace of the price decline quickens.